Union Stock Yard and Transit Company
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Union Stock Yard and Transit Company was the corporation that operated Chicago’s vast Union Stock Yards, once the central hub of the American meatpacking industry.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporation
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meatpacking industry company ⓘ stockyard operator ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago meatpacking firms
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Union Stock Yards NERFINISHED ⓘ railroad companies serving Chicago ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| documentedIn |
histories of Chicago
ⓘ
studies of the American meatpacking industry ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
key node in national livestock supply chain
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major employer in Chicago ⓘ |
| function |
holding livestock
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receiving livestock ⓘ shipping livestock and meat products ⓘ sorting livestock ⓘ |
| handled |
cattle
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hogs ⓘ other livestock ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| heritage |
part of Chicago industrial history
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symbol of early 20th-century American industrialization ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated large-scale slaughter and processing of livestock
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supported growth of Chicago as a rail and industrial center ⓘ |
| industry |
livestock trade
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meatpacking ⓘ rail transportation support ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of industrialized meatpacking
ⓘ
labor and immigration patterns in Chicago ⓘ |
| knownFor | Union Stock Yards nickname "The Yards" ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with environmental and public health debates about meatpacking
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influenced later centralized livestock markets ⓘ subject of historical and labor studies ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American meat distribution
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integration with railroads ⓘ scale of stockyard operations ⓘ |
| operated | Union Stock Yards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago meatpacking district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Midwestern United States
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national U.S. meat markets ⓘ |
| servedAs |
distribution center for meatpacking
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major livestock market ⓘ |
| significance | central hub of the American meatpacking industry ⓘ |
| transportMode |
livestock drives (historically)
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rail ⓘ |
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