Union Stock Yard and Transit Company

GPTKB entity

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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Union Stock Yard and Transit Company