Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker
Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker is a memorial in Cooke, Texas. Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker is situated nearby to the government office Cooke County Tax Assessor-Collector, as well as near Cooke County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cooke County Courthouse and Gainesville station.
Cooke County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Cooke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Gainesville, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cooke County Courthouse is situated 360 feet west of Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker.
Gainesville station
Railway station
Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.
Gainesville, officially the Gainesville Santa Fe Depot, is an Amtrak train station in Gainesville, Texas. The station is serviced by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer route, which travels from Fort Worth, Texas to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gainesville station is situated 1,200 feet east of Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gainesville and Lindsay.
Gainesville
Photo: In-Correct, CC BY 3.0.
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States. Its population was 17,394 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Texoma region and is an important Agri-business center.
Lindsay
Village
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lindsay is a primarily German Catholic city in Cooke County, Texas, United States, along U.S. Route 82. The population was 1,018 at the 2010 census, up from 788 at the 2000 census. It increased to 1,045 at the 2020 census. Lindsay is situated 4½ miles west of Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker.
Barbed Wire in Cooke County Historical Marker
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The development of barbed wire fencing had a revolutionary impact on the economy and settlement pattern in Texas. In 1874, Joseph Glidden of Illinois received a patent for his barbed wire. By 1875, Henry B. Sanborn had come to North Texas as Glidden’s bar”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cooke, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.62413° or 33° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-97.1446° or 97° 8′ 41″ westOpen location code
8654JVF4+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10297292057OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cooke County Tax Assessor-Collector and Cooke County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2.
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