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MenuGail Borden

Joseph Glidden

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Bordens Contributions to TexasEducated dairymen in sanitationOrganized many schoolsBuilt six churchesSupported poorly paid ministers, teachers, and studentsClick Here

Gail Bordens PatentVisited a Shaker Community in 1851 and observed sugar makingApplied for patent in 1853 to condense milkWas denied because the process was not newProved the use of vacuums in the process and was granted patent

Click HereJoseph Gliddens LifeBorn in Charleston, New Hampshire on January 18, 1813Grew up as a farmers boy in Orleans County, NYReceived teacher training at Vermonts Middlebury AcademyWent back to the family farmBegan his journey westward in 1842

Click Here8Quiz #1Which invention helped soldiers in the Civil War?Dehydrated meat biscuitBarbed wireCondensed milkJoseph Gliddens PatentDid not invent Barbed wire, but made improvements to itThe DeKalb County Fair is where he found the idea for barbed wireBarbed wire fencing is made up of two pieces of wire twisted together to form a cable with thorn-like bobs at regular intervalsClick Here