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About Barbed Wire Museum
The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum in LaCrosse, Kansas, is devoted to the history and legend of barbed wire, often called the “Devils Rope.” It features over 2400 barbed wire varieties, including samples from 1870 to 1890, and hundreds of antique fencing tools. Visitors can explore dioramas of early barbed wire use, watch educational films in a theatre, and visit the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame. The museum also includes an archives room and a research library, all illustrating the settling of the midwest and the transformation of the open prairie.
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Serving La Crosse, KS
The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum in LaCrosse, Kansas, is devoted to the history and legend of barbed wire, often called the “Devils Rope.” It features over 2400 barbed wire varieties, including samples from 1870 to 1890, and hundreds of antique fencing tools. Visitors can explore dioramas of early barbed wire use, watch educational films in a theatre, and visit the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame. The museum also includes an archives room and a research library, all illustrating the settling of the midwest and the transformation of the open prairie.