The Omaha Union Stockyards

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Omaha_Union_Stockyards

GPTKB entity

Statements (111)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	stockyard
gptkbp:closed	1999
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demolished	2000s
gptkbp:employs	over 20,000 workers
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Alexander_Swan gptkb:John_S._Brigham gptkb:William_A._Paxton gptkb:James_E._Boyd gptkb:Herman_Kountze gptkb:John_A._Creighton
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major center for livestock and meatpacking industry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Omaha Union Stockyards
gptkbp:industry	railroads cattle trade meatpacking hog trade sheep trade
gptkbp:location	gptkb:South_Omaha,_Nebraska
gptkbp:notableCompany	gptkb:Wilson_&_Co. gptkb:G._H._Hammond_Company gptkb:Omaha_Butter_Company gptkb:Omaha_Butter_Works gptkb:Omaha_Casing_Company gptkb:Omaha_Casing_Works gptkb:Omaha_Cattle_Company gptkb:Omaha_Cattle_Loan_Company gptkb:Omaha_Cattle_Loan_Works gptkb:Omaha_Cattle_Works gptkb:Omaha_Cheese_Company gptkb:Omaha_Cheese_Works gptkb:Omaha_Cold_Storage_Company gptkb:Omaha_Corn_Exchange gptkb:Omaha_Corn_Exchange_Works gptkb:Omaha_Creamery_Company gptkb:Omaha_Creamery_Works gptkb:Omaha_Dairy_Company gptkb:Omaha_Dairy_Works gptkb:Omaha_Dressed_Beef_Company gptkb:Omaha_Egg_Company gptkb:Omaha_Egg_Works gptkb:Omaha_Elevator_Company gptkb:Omaha_Elevator_Works gptkb:Omaha_Fertilizer_Company gptkb:Omaha_Fertilizer_Works gptkb:Omaha_Glue_Company gptkb:Omaha_Glue_Works gptkb:Omaha_Grain_Exchange_Works gptkb:Omaha_Hay_Market_Works gptkb:Omaha_Hide_and_Fur_Company gptkb:Omaha_Hide_and_Fur_Works gptkb:Omaha_Hog_Company gptkb:Omaha_Hog_Works gptkb:Omaha_Horse_and_Mule_Company gptkb:Omaha_Horse_and_Mule_Works gptkb:Omaha_Ice_and_Cold_Storage_Company gptkb:Omaha_Ice_and_Cold_Storage_Works gptkb:Omaha_Livestock_Exchange gptkb:Omaha_Livestock_Exchange_Works gptkb:Omaha_Loan_and_Trust_Company gptkb:Omaha_Loan_and_Trust_Works gptkb:Omaha_National_Bank gptkb:Omaha_National_Bank_Works gptkb:Omaha_Packing_Company gptkb:Omaha_Packing_House gptkb:Omaha_Packing_and_Provision_Company gptkb:Omaha_Packing_and_Provision_Works gptkb:Omaha_Poultry_Company gptkb:Omaha_Poultry_Works gptkb:Omaha_Rendering_Company gptkb:Omaha_Rendering_Works gptkb:Omaha_Safe_Deposit_Company gptkb:Omaha_Safe_Deposit_Works gptkb:Omaha_Sausage_Company gptkb:Omaha_Sausage_Works gptkb:Omaha_Sheep_Company gptkb:Omaha_Sheep_Works gptkb:Omaha_Soap_Company gptkb:Omaha_Soap_Works gptkb:Omaha_Stockyards_Company gptkb:Omaha_Stockyards_Works gptkb:Omaha_Tallow_Company gptkb:Omaha_Tallow_Works gptkb:Omaha_Trust_Company gptkb:Omaha_Wool_Pulling_Company gptkb:Omaha_Wool_Pulling_Works gptkb:Sinclair_Packing_Company gptkb:Hammond_Packing_Company gptkb:Morris_&_Company gptkb:Armour_and_Company gptkb:Cudahy_Packing_Company gptkb:Omaha_Grain_Exchange gptkb:Swift_&_Company gptkb:John_Morrell_&_Co. Omaha Hay Market Omaha Trust Works
gptkbp:notableFor	contributing to Omaha's growth economic impact on Omaha
gptkbp:opened	1883
gptkbp:product	gptkb:livestock meatpacking
gptkbp:servedRailroads	gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Missouri_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad gptkb:Chicago,_St._Paul,_Minneapolis_and_Omaha_Railway gptkb:Burlington_Railroad
gptkbp:servesArea	gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:significantEvent	Became the world's largest livestock market in the 1950s
gptkbp:website	gptkb:Stockyards_Business_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Downtown_Omaha
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7