Union Stock Yard and Transit Company

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Stock_Yard_and_Transit_Company
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:address gptkb:4100_South_Halsted_Street,_Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chicago_Union_Stock_Yards
gptkbp:closed 1971
gptkbp:contributedTo Chicago's economic growth
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demolished 1971
gptkbp:employs thousands of workers
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:The_Jungle
gptkbp:founded 1865
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major center for livestock and meatpacking
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Stock Yard and Transit Company
gptkbp:industry meatpacking
gptkbp:livestockProcessed millions annually at peak
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:memorial Union Stock Yard Gate (landmark)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Yards
gptkbp:notableEvent Great Chicago Fire (survived)
gptkbp:notableFor inspiration for Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
central role in Chicago's meatpacking industry
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 1924
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:transportation railroad hub
gptkbp:website gptkb:industry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_W._Allerton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6