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Between Fences in the Classroom Use the Between Fences links on this page in the classroom. We live between fences. We may hardly notice them, but they are dominant features in our lives and in our history. Thousands of types have been invented, millions of miles have been produced, and countless rivals have seized post, rail, panel, and wire to stake their claims. The United States as we know it could not have
been settled and built without fences; they continue to be an integral
part of the nation. Fences stand for security: we use them to enclose
our houses and neighborhoods. They are decorative structures that
are as much part of the landscape as trees and flowers. Industry
and agriculture without fences would be difficult to imagine. Private
ownership of land would be an abstract concept. But fences are more
than functional objects. They are powerful symbols. The way we define
ourselves as individuals and as a nation becomes concrete in how
we build fences.
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