Location De Soto, Kansas NRHP Reference # 14000929 Added to NRHP 18 November 2014 | Area 0.29 sq. miles Year built 1942 | |
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Sunflower Village, also known as Clearview City, was a historic complex used to house the workers of the now defunct Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in DeSoto, Johnson County, Kansas, United States.
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History
In 1960, the population of Sunflower Village reached nearly 18,000 during the Vietnam War when production of ammunition at the plant was at its peak. Following the war, population steadily declined durning the mid-1970s, dropping to 4,200 by 1980.
In 1987, 6 acres of houses in the eastern portion of Sunflower Village were demolished due to damage and age. That area is now home to Countryside Elementary School.
Geography
Sunflower Village is located approximately 23 miles west of Kansas City, 0.18 miles south of De Soto, and 5 miles east of Eudora.
References
Sunflower Village Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA