![](/profile/get-photo.asp?memberid=2314&type=profile&rnd=541) Dallas Center IA 515-720-2463 | The John Deere Des Moines Works is located north of Des Moines in Ankeny, Iowa.
This plant was a World War II ordnance plant that John Deere purchased after the war. The main entrance is on Ordnance Road.
To the south and southeast is a Iowa State U research farm. Some of this farm may have been sold off, the house builders sure would like to have it.
What is built here? I really don't know. When I was quite young cotton pickers were built at this factory. Remember that because it seemed funny to me that they were not built down south.
I also remember that corn pickers were made here.
Sometime in the 1980s I went to an open house at the factory, the only time I have ever been there. Of the made at the Des Moines Works products on display, the only thing I remember was a folding box drill, fore runner of the model 455.
In the first picture the green arrow points to the Des Moines Works.
For anyone that would like to know where I live - Five miles west of the town name 'Grimes' on the left part of the picture.
The second picture is a closeup.
Last picture is a street view at the main entrance on the east side. Note the John Deere sign on the right.
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