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  2. John Warne Gates - Wikipedia

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    Gates then set himself up as a local grain broker, doing business from the family's home. This business venture was a failure; in an effort to escape farm work, he took to spending time at the railroad depot where he had previously sold firewood. The railroad men remembered him and now asked him to join their poker games.

  3. The Wire that Fenced the West - Wikipedia

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    The book lacks key elements of discussion such as enclosure practices and fencing laws, [6] as well as economic and social responses and results to the barbed wire. Another issue a critic had was the lack of talk between barbed wire fences and the railroad industry. [7]

  4. Barbed wire - Wikipedia

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    Barbed wire fence in line brace. The most important and most time-consuming part of a barbed wire fence is constructing the corner post and the bracing assembly. A barbed wire fence is under tremendous tension, often up to half a ton, and so the corner post's sole function is to resist the tension of the fence spans connected to it. The bracing ...

  5. List of New Hampshire historical markers (251–275) - Wikipedia

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    "In 1930, while living in Raymond, Frank J. Mafera patented a method of forming wire fence fabric that was appealing for residential use as it was safer and more attractive, yet still strong. Prior to this innovation, chain link fencing was woven in a way that left ‘ragged or unsightly’ twists or barbs.

  6. Hampshire gate - Wikipedia

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    A wire gate, western United States. A Hampshire gate, New Zealand gate or wire gate is a type of agricultural gate formed from a section of wire fence which can be removed temporarily. This type of gate is used where access is only needed occasionally, or when the cost of a conventional rigid gate cannot be justified.

  7. Fence Cutting Wars - Wikipedia

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    The damages caused by fence-cutting was estimated to be $20 million by the fall of 1883. At least three people, as well as a Texas Ranger named Ben Warren, had died in the conflict. [28] [29] The spokesmen for the rich ranchers, who were abusing barbed wire to fence huge spaces for themselves, held a meeting with the fence-cutters. They settled ...

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