Sheetrock was created in 1916 by U.S. Gypsum Co. as an alternative to traditional three-coat plaster wall finishing. It was used extensively in the 1934 Chicago World's Fair but really did not catch on as a universal building product until World War II. The building boom during and after that war demonstrated the value of a quick, easy and inexpensive way to cover interior walls. The original Sheetrock was gypsum plaster pressed between two sheets of heavy paper. That's still the basic product today, although it now is made by many manufacturers and is generally called drywall or wallboard.
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