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Towns across the United States are known for an eclectic array of reasons.\u00a0 Perhaps it is because of years of experience at a particular aspect of life, maybe it is due to a specialty that no other town has mastered, or quite possibly, it is for no other reason than an unavoidable happenstance of time.<\/p>\n
La Crosse, Kansas has the distinction of being named the “Barbed Wire Capital of the World.”\u00a0 Located in Rush County, La Crosse is the county seat.\u00a0 Do not confuse it with its namesake, La Crosse, Wisconsin.\u00a0 People who have a fascination with this “devil’s rope” gather in La Crosse to discuss its finer points.<\/p>\n
The largest known collection of barbed wire and fencing tool patents is located in La Crosse at the Larry Greer Research Center.\u00a0 Barbed wire, twists of steel with sharp points, created to restrict animals, is the focus of this center.\u00a0 However, barbed wire has been used to restrict human beings as well.
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\nAlso located in La Crosse, Kansas is the Antique Barbed Wire Society (ABWS), an international organization that is dedicated to the heritage of barbwire and barbed wire related materials.\u00a0 This group collects, preserves, and exhibits the items in its attempt to interpret the history of barbwire.\u00a0 It includes members from the United States, Australia, the Netherlands, and England.<\/p>\n
“The Barbed Wire Collector” is a publication that the group puts out for individuals who have made barbed wire and all related products their hobby.\u00a0 Each issue is full of interesting information concerning war wire, items imprinted with barbed wire symbols, inventor facts, historical facts, and barbed wire museums.\u00a0 The publication also highlights the locations of upcoming auctions as well as impending sales of barbed wire.<\/p>\n
Every first weekend in May, the Kansas Barbed Wire Collectors Association (KBWCA) Swap and Sell occurs in La Crosse, Kansas.\u00a0 People come from all over for this annual festival and celebration of barbed wire.\u00a0 The event has been held annually since 1967.\u00a0 It’s an opportunity for collectors to show off their prized possessions, purchase new possessions, or simply to drool over the possessions of others.<\/p>\n
One of the highlights of this event is the “World Champion Barbed Wire Splicing Contest,” which requires contestants to display their skill at mending barbed wire fences.\u00a0 While visiting La Crosse, the museum is a must see with its prized possession of a raven’s nest that is constructed almost entirely of barbed wire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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