Ruskin Heights, Missouri
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Ruskin Heights is a housing development located in South Kansas City, Missouri
. Ruskin Heights was built in the early 1950s and was in the Levittown community model. In 1952 the Whitley estate, a large tract of land east of Hickman Mills, Missouri became available for deployment. The land was bought by the Paver brothers of New York who built the houses. The development included schools, two parks, and a shopping center. At the time it was built it was a separate community, in Jackson County, Missouri
. The area was annexed by Kansas City, Missouri in 1961. The area is best known for the F-5 Tornado
that struck the area on May 20, 1957. Many of the houses were destroyed or heavily damaged. The tornado that struck that day is often simply called the Ruskin Heights Tornado, although many other areas were effected. The area is within the Hickman Mills Consolidated School District #1.
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There is a book that tells the story of the people who lived through it, by one of the people who had lived in Ruskin Heights.
Caught In The Path (ISBN 0-9655774-0-6) By Carolyn Glenn Brewer.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. Ruskin Heights was built in the early 1950s and was in the Levittown community model. In 1952 the Whitley estate, a large tract of land east of Hickman Mills, Missouri became available for deployment. The land was bought by the Paver brothers of New York who built the houses. The development included schools, two parks, and a shopping center. At the time it was built it was a separate community, in Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. With a population of 674,158 in the 2010 census, Jackson County is the second most populous of Missouri's counties, after St. Louis County. Kansas City, the state's most populous city and focus city of the Kansas City Metropolitan...
. The area was annexed by Kansas City, Missouri in 1961. The area is best known for the F-5 Tornado
May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak
The May 1957 Central Plains tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that took place across the US Central Plains from May 19 to May 21, 1957. The F5 tornado that was included in this outbreak and the most significant, is often called the Ruskin Heights Tornado according to people in the Kansas City...
that struck the area on May 20, 1957. Many of the houses were destroyed or heavily damaged. The tornado that struck that day is often simply called the Ruskin Heights Tornado, although many other areas were effected. The area is within the Hickman Mills Consolidated School District #1.
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There is a book that tells the story of the people who lived through it, by one of the people who had lived in Ruskin Heights.
Caught In The Path (ISBN 0-9655774-0-6) By Carolyn Glenn Brewer.