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<p>The <b>Wilson Packing Plant</b> was a division of the <a href="Thomas_E._Wilson" title="Thomas E. Wilson">Wilson and Company</a> meatpacking company located near South 27th and Y Streets in <a href="South_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="South Omaha, Nebraska">South Omaha, Nebraska</a>. Founded in the 1890s, it closed in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It occupied the area bounded by Washington Street, South 27th Street, W Street and South 30th Street. Located on the <a href="South_Omaha_Terminal_Railway" title="South Omaha Terminal Railway">South Omaha Terminal Railway</a> and next to the <a href="Union_Stockyards_(Omaha)" title="Union Stockyards (Omaha)">Omaha Stockyards</a>, Wilson was regarded as one of the "Big Four" packing companies in Omaha.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>The South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance, formed in 1965, was apparently instrumental in the "closing and clean-up" of the Wilson plant.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former plant and its site was redeveloped to be turned into an industrial park in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the city's new <a href="Kroc_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Kroc Center">Kroc Center</a> was built on the site.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>There were a number of large <a href="List_of_riots_and_civil_unrest_in_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="List of riots and civil unrest in Omaha, Nebraska">riots and civil unrest</a> that originated or included events at the Wilson Packing Plant.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The building was initially constructed to house the Skinner Packing Company, patriarchs of the current Skinner Pasta brands.

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<ul><li><a href="History_of_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="History of Omaha, Nebraska">History of Omaha, Nebraska</a></li>

<li><a href="Economy_of_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="Economy of Omaha, Nebraska">Economy of Omaha, Nebraska</a></li></ul>

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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Larsen, L.H. and Cottrell, B.J. (1997) The Gate City: A history of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press. p 250.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/money_14.html">"Farming in the 1950s and 60s"</a>, Wessels Living History Farm. Retrieved 8/28/10.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Federal Writers Project. (1939) <i>Nebraska: A guide to the Cornhusker state.</i> <a href="Nebraska_State_Historical_Society" title="Nebraska State Historical Society">Nebraska State Historical Society</a>. p 250.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/S_Omaha_Neighborhood_Alliance/info">"South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance"</a>, Neighborhood Link. Retrieved 8/28/10.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thielegeotech.com/environmentproject.htm">"Environmental projects"</a>, Thiele Geotech, Inc. Retrieved 8/28/10.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.omaha.com/article/20100721/SPORTS/707219847/0">"Football: Omaha Nighthawks land at the Kroc Center".</a> <i><a href="Omaha_World-Herald" title="Omaha World-Herald">Omaha World-Herald</a></i>. Retrieved 8/28/10.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nebraska Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics. (1894) <i>Biennial report of the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics of Nebraska.</i> p 463.</span>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.helloomaha.com/Images/People/4222005Omaha_8a03810r.jpg">Historic photo "Watchman at Wilson Packing"</a></li></ul>

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</style><div id="Meatpacking_industry_in_Omaha134" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Meatpacking industry in Omaha</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Union_Stockyards_(Omaha)" title="Union Stockyards (Omaha)">Omaha Stockyards</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Union_Stock_Yards_Company_of_Omaha" title="Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha">Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha</a></li>

<li><a href="South_Omaha_Terminal_Railway" title="South Omaha Terminal Railway">South Omaha Terminal Railway</a></li>

<li><a href="South_Omaha_Land_Company" title="South Omaha Land Company">South Omaha Land Company</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="South_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="South Omaha, Nebraska">South Omaha</a></li>

<li><a href="Livestock_Exchange_Building_(Omaha%2C_Nebraska)" title="Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska)">Livestock Exchange Building</a></li>

<li><a href="Union_Stockyards_(Omaha)" title="Union Stockyards (Omaha)">Union Stockyards</a></li>

<li><a href="Packer's_National_Bank_Building" title="Packer's National Bank Building">Packer's National Bank Building</a></li>

<li><a href="South_Omaha_Main_Street_Historic_District" title="South Omaha Main Street Historic District">South 24th Street</a></li>

<li><a href="Spring_Lake_(Omaha%2C_Nebraska)" title="Spring Lake (Omaha, Nebraska)">Syndicate Park</a></li>

<li><a href="Greeks_in_Omaha%2C_Nebraska" title="Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska">Greek Town</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Armour_and_Company" title="Armour and Company">Armour and Company</a></li>

<li><a href="Cudahy_Packing_Company" title="Cudahy Packing Company">Cudahy Packing Company</a></li>

<li><a href="Swift_%26_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Swift & Company">Swift & Company</a></li>

<li><a href="Morris_%26_Company" title="Morris & Company">Morris & Company</a></li>

<li><a href="Sheely_Packing_Company" title="Sheely Packing Company">Sheely Packing Company</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Hammond_Packing_Plant" title="Hammond Packing Plant">Hammond</a></li>

<li><a href="Swift_Packing_Plant" title="Swift Packing Plant">Swift</a></li>

<li><a href="Cudahy_Packing_Plant" title="Cudahy Packing Plant">Cudahy</a></li>

<li><a href="Armour_Packing_Plant" title="Armour Packing Plant">Armour</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="William_A._Paxton" title="William A. Paxton">Bill Paxton</a></li>

<li><a href="Herman_Kountze" title="Herman Kountze">Herman Kountze</a></li>

<li><a href="John_A._Creighton" title="John A. Creighton">John Creighton</a></li>

<li><a href="James_E._Boyd_(politician)" title="James E. Boyd (politician)">James Boyd</a></li></ul>

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