Our Pick
Posted on @rawstates
Union Stock Yards open
1865
Exchange Avenue and Peoria Street, Chicago
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The consolidated yards opened Christmas Day 1865 and made Chicago the center of American meatpacking for a century. The limestone gate still stands.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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