Glidden Homestead & Historical Center | Birthplace of Barbed Wire
Own the Road with Kelli and Bob by Kelli & Bob Phillips
Episode notes
Visit the DeKalb, IL home where Joseph Glidden invented "The Winner" barbed wire in 1874. Explore the historic 1861 brick homestead, the original barn, and the working blacksmith shop that forever changed the American West.
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