History of Cattle and Stock Yards in Lancaster County Prior to 1800
Author : B. J. Andrew Frantz
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Cattle
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Author : B. J. Andrew Frantz
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Cattle
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Author : J'Nell L. Pate
Publisher : TCU Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9780875653044
Livestock markets for the sale and distribution of meat developed as early as the days of colonial America. In the mid-nineteenth century, as westward expansion increased and railroads developed, stockyard companies formed in order to meet the demand of a growing nation. Contrary to markets, these companies were centrally organized and managed by a select few principal partners. America's Historic Stockyards: Livestock Hotels is an examination of such stockyards, from their early beginnings to their eventual decline. Stockyards helped to establish some of America's greatest cities. Early on the scene were stockyards in cities such as Cincinnati, otherwise known as "Porkopolis," and meat stockyards and packing powerhouse Chicago, which was considered the number one livestock market in the nation. Markets soon opened in the Midwest and eventually expanded further westward to California and Oregon. Other smaller markets made large contributions to the industry. The cow towns of Fort Worth and Wichita never reached the status of Chicago but did have large livestock receipts. Fort Worth, for instance, became the largest horse and mule market in 1915, as World War I produced an increased demand for these animals. Meatpacking moguls known as the Big Four--Phillip Armour, Gustavus Swift, Nelson Morris, and Edward Cudahy--usually financed these growing markets, controlled the meatpacking business and, in turn, the stockyards companies. Although the members changed, this oligopoly remained intact for much of the duration of the stockyards industry. However, as railways gave way to highways, the markets declined and so too did these moguls. By the end of the twentieth century, almost every major market closed, bringing an end to the stockyard era. J'Nell Pate's examination of this era, the people, and the markets themselves recounts a significant part of the history of America's meat industry.
Author : Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
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Page : 824 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
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Includes minutes of the Society's meetings.
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Everett Eugene Edwards
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Page : 320 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 1930
Category : Agriculture
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Author : James Westfall Thompson
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Page : 182 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1942
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Historical Records Survey of Pennsylvania
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Page : 330 pages
File Size : 13,34 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Archival resources
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Author : Eleanore Jane Fulton
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Lancaster County (Pa.)
ISBN : 0806305355
This important work has the names of nearly 15,000 Lancaster County residents who left wills or died intestate, 1729-1850. Arranged in two alphabets, the full name of the deceased is given, as well as the year, the book volume and page wherein the records are to be found. There is also a brief history of the early inhabitants of the area, and a classified bibliography.
Author : John Franklin Jameson
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Page : 932 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 1923
Category : History
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American Historical Review is the oldest scholarly journal of history in the United States and the largest in the world. Published by the American Historical Association, it covers all areas of historical research.