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Union Stockyards (Omaha)

Index Union Stockyards (Omaha)

The Union Stockyards of Omaha, Nebraska were founded in 1883 in South Omaha by the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha. [1]

49 relations: Armour and Company, Armour Packing Plant, Boyd's Packing House, Cattle baron, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Colorado, Cudahy Packing Plant, Downtown Omaha, Eastern United States, Feedlot, Government of Omaha, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Herman Kountze, History of Omaha, Nebraska, IBP, Inc., Idaho, James E. Boyd (politician), JBS USA, John A. Creighton, Livestock, Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska), Meat packing industry, Medicine Bow, Wyoming, Metropolitan Community College (Nebraska), Missouri Pacific Railroad, Montana, National Register of Historic Places, Nebraska, New York (state), Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, Slaughterhouse, South Dakota, South Omaha Public Library, South Omaha Terminal Railway, South Omaha, Nebraska, Swift Packing Plant, Texas Longhorn, Union Pacific Railroad, Union Stock Yards, Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha, United States, Utah, Wabash Railroad, William A. Paxton, Wilson Packing Plant, Wyoming.

Armour and Company

Armour & Company was an American company that used to be one of the five leading firms in the meat packing industry.

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Armour Packing Plant

The Armour Packing Plant was a division of Armour and Company located at South 29th and Q Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska.

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Boyd's Packing House

Boyd's Packing House was the first packing house in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Cattle baron

Cattle baron is a historic term for a local businessman and landowner who possessed great power or influence through the operation of a large ranch with many beef cattle.

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Chicago and North Western Transportation Company

The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) was a Class I railroad in the United States.

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Colorado

Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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Cudahy Packing Plant

The Cudahy Packing Plant was a division of the Cudahy Packing Company located at South 36th and O Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska.

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Downtown Omaha

Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, U.S. state of Nebraska.

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Eastern United States

The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East or simply the East, is a region roughly coinciding with the boundaries of the United States established in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which bounded the new country to the west along the Mississippi River.

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Feedlot

A feedlot or feed yard is a type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used in intensive animal farming for finishing livestock, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter.

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Government of Omaha

The government of the City of Omaha, Nebraska consists of the Mayor of Omaha, the Omaha City Council and various departments of the City of Omaha, which is located in Douglas County, Nebraska.

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Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce is the chamber of commerce in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Herman Kountze

Herman Kountze (August 21, 1833 – November 20, 1906) was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska, during the late 19th century.

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History of Omaha, Nebraska

The history of Omaha, Nebraska began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s.

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IBP, Inc.

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., formerly IBP, Inc. and Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., is an American meat packing company based in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, United States.

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Idaho

Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States.

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James E. Boyd (politician)

James Edward Boyd (September 9, 1834April 30, 1906) was an Irish-born American businessman and politician in early Omaha, Nebraska.

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JBS USA

JBS USA Holdings, Inc. is an American food processing company and a wholly owned subsidiary of JBS S.A. (B3:JBSS3), a Brazilian company that is the world's largest processor of fresh beef and pork, with more than US$49 billion in annual sales as of 2017.

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John A. Creighton

Count John Andrew Creighton (October 15, 1831 – February 7, 1907) was a pioneer businessman and philanthropist in Omaha, Nebraska who founded Creighton University.

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Livestock

Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska)

The Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha, Nebraska was built in 1926 at 4920 South 30 Street in South Omaha.

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Meat packing industry

The meat packing industry handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.

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Medicine Bow, Wyoming

Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.

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Metropolitan Community College (Nebraska)

Metropolitan Community College, also known as Metro or MCC, and formerly known as Metropolitan Technical Community College, is an American institution of higher learning based in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad

The Missouri Pacific Railroad, commonly abbreviated MoPac, with nickname of The Mop, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River.

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Montana

Montana is a state in the Northwestern United States.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Omaha World-Herald

The Omaha World-Herald is the primary newspaper serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Slaughterhouse

A slaughterhouse or abattoir is a facility where animals are slaughtered for consumption as food.

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South Dakota

South Dakota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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South Omaha Public Library

The original Carnegie South Omaha Public Library, designed by Thomas R. Kimball, was built in 1904 at 23rd and M Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska.

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South Omaha Terminal Railway

The South Omaha Terminal Railway in Omaha, Nebraska was a subsidiary of the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha.

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South Omaha, Nebraska

South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Swift Packing Plant

The Swift Packing Plant was a division of Swift and Company located at South 27th and Q Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska.

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Texas Longhorn

The Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to over tip to tip for bulls, and tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad (or Union Pacific Railroad Company and simply Union Pacific) is a freight hauling railroad that operates 8,500 locomotives over 32,100 route-miles in 23 states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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Union Stock Yards

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865.

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Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha

The Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was a 90-year-old company first founded in South Omaha, Nebraska in 1876 by John A. Smiley.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Utah

Utah is a state in the western United States.

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Wabash Railroad

Norfolk Southern Railway The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States.

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William A. Paxton

William A. Paxton (1837 – July 18, 1907) was an American pioneer businessman and politician in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Wilson Packing Plant

The Wilson Packing Plant was a division of the Wilson and Company meatpacking company located near South 27th and Y Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Stockyards_(Omaha)

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