J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center recently issued the following announcement.
Experience the site where the innovative development of barbed wire happened when you visit the Glidden Homestead and Historical Center.
On Sunday, October 27, 2019, noon-4, visit and tour the home where Joseph Glidden and his family lived when he created his most famous invention, see a working onsite blacksmith shop, and walk where Glidden walked. Glidden’s brick barn can be considered the monument for the invention of barbed wire, a symbol of innovation in the Midwest, the workshop of an iconic inventor. It has been called “the most important barn in the country.” Programs at Glidden Homestead are made possible in part by the Mary E. Stevens Concert and Lecture Fund.
“This time of year, in October 1873, Glidden created his first piece of barbed wire,” says Rob Glover, executive director of Glidden Homestead. “There’s something for everyone to connect with their history, both inside and outside.”
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Source: J. F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center
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