On Nov. 24, 1874, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire, which altered the development of ranching on the Great Plains. On This Day, Nov. 24: Barbed wire patented
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On Nov. 24, 1874, Joseph Glidden received a patent for barbed wire, which altered the development of ranching on the Great Plains. 
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