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What invention led to the end of the open range

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It would be the rope that led to the end of the open range
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The invention of barbed wire in the 1870s allowed cattle to be confined to designated areas to prevent overgrazing of the range. In Texas and surrounding areas, increased population required ranchers to fence off their individual lands. This initially brought considerable drama to western rangeland.
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