# Gustavus Swift

Developed the ice-cooled refrigerator car in 1878, enabling year-round meat shipping and establishing Chicago as a center of the meatpacking industry.

- Region: 312
- Affiliation: Founder of Swift & Company
- Industry: Meatpacking & Industrial Development
- URL: https://xecon.dev/312/profiles/people/gustavus-swift
- Updated: 2026-05-27

## Sources

1. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Franklin_Swift)
2. [Swift Museum](https://www.chicagohistory.org/)