Barbed wire museum - Leslie, Michigan

Head south on the main street in Leslie and go west on Mill St.  This will turn into Fitchburg Rd. and just outside of town at 1800 Fitchburg Rd., you will find the remarkable work of one man, Gordon Latz.

At this date, this is only the third museum in the nation that is dedicated to barbed wire.  Even a brief visit will surprise you when you find more than 400 different barbed wire designs on display.  Two of the more unusual specimens are a Canadian railroad wire that has 18 wires wrapped in copper and wooden barbed wire from Australia.

Barbed Wire Museum No. 3 is the third known barbed wire museum in the U.S. The others are located in Lacrosse Kansas and McLean Texas.

The museum is open by chance or appointment. 517-589-8104

 

Map to Leslie, MI US

The barbed wire museum structure is an accurate recreation of a 1926 country store.

Among the vast array of barbed wire samples are razor wire, Korean War wire, lightning rod wire, WWII hard steel line, red barbed wire and barbed chain link wire.

The museum also features many tools and objects that are yet to be identified.  Notice the crank handle on the right.

There is another collection of barbed wire in Edmore, Michigan at the Old Fence Riders Museum.

 

Mr. Gordon Latz 1800 Fitchburg Rd. Leslie, Mi. 49251 (517)-589-8104