Glidden (also Chippewa Crossing)[2] is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Jacobs in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] The community is named after Charles R. Glidden, a founder of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, along which it is located.

[4] Marion Park Pavilion was built in 1938 during the depression and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] Elementary students of the former Glidden School District - which served all students from the towns of Gordon, Jacobs, Peeksville, and Shanagolden, plus those from parts of the towns of Namakagon and Spider Lake- attend the Glidden campus building.

Bus service to the community is provided by Bay Area Rural Transit.