This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Plains Wire History Draws Collectors to Snyder Event
Barbed wire collectors from across the United States gather in Snyder to study West Texas history and ranching lore. The Frying Pan and Spade ranches figure prominently with ties to the Big Four barbed wire founders, including Glidden Ellwood and Naish, plus stories of early branding, windmills, and frontier rail access on the South Plains.
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United States
Snyder
South Plains
West Texas
Joseph Glidden
Texas Plains
Col. I. L. Ellwood
Renderbrook
Colorado City
Spade Ranch and Spade Farms, Inc
Glidden
Ellwood
Big Four
Jacob Naish
Charles Washburn
Barb Fence Co
Washburn
Texas
W. L
France
Snyder Brothers
Brownwood
Red River
Snyder Interests
W. L. Elwood
Plains Ranch
W. F. Eisenberg
Ellwoods
Eisenberg
Panhandle
Plains
Pecos
W. F. Ellwood
Chicago
DeKalb
John
Gates
San Antonio
H.B. Sanborn
Amarillo
Elwood Sanborn
Flbwood
Lubbock