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] A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890.^[2] In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world. Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971.^[3] The 116-year-old institution closed in 1999.^[4] The Livestock Exchange Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[5]

^ Larsen, L. and Cottrell, B. (1997) The Gate City: A History of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press. p. 73
^ Menard, O.D. (1989) Political Bossism in Mid America: Tom Dennison's Omaha, 1900–1933. University Press of America. p. 41.
^ Graham, J. (1999) "Omaha stockyards packing it in." Archived April 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Chicago Tribune. 3/28/99. Retrieved 6/23/07.
^ Nolte, B.T. (1999) "Stockyards to leave South Omaha after 115 Years." Nebraska Farmer. 1/15/99.
^ (nd) National Register of Historic Places - Nebraska; Douglas County. National Park Service. Retrieved 6/22/07.