Birthplace of Cincinnati Pork Disassembly Line
- Date Range
- 1830 – 1862
- Title
- Birthplace of Cincinnati Pork Disassembly Line
- What occurred
- In the early 1830s, there was evidence of mass production lines in Cincinnati where teams of men would systematical disassemble a hog corpse for its pork meat. By 1837, a team of 20 men could sufficiently slaughter 620 pigs in 8 hours. Cincinnati was dubbed "Porkopolis" until Chicago took the lead in pork production in 1862.
- Location
- E 3rd Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202
- Image Citation
- http://library.cincymuseum.org/journals/files/hpsobull/v17/n3/hpsobull-v17-n3-fro-195.pdf
- Student name(s)
- Patrick Barry