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Shawnee, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States

Shawnee, Colorado
Summary

Unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States

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U.S. Route 285, May 2010
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postal_code80475
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location56016-56114 Frontage Road; 55919-56278 U.S. Route 285; 31-36 West Shawnee Road; 54-152 Waterworks Road
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U.S. Route 285, May 2010

Shawnee is an unincorporated community and post office in northern Park County, Colorado, United States, that is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

Shawnee is situated along the North Fork South Platte River, west of Bailey on U.S. Route 285.

The historical district of Shawnee consists of Time Capsule Framing & Art, Shawnee Mountain Gallery, a post office, the Shawnee Cemetery, and surrounding houses, on the hillside south of the highway overlooking the river valley.

Shawnee also consists of award winning fly fishing ranches, Ben Tyler Trail, and the subdivisions, Singleton and Belford Heights.

History

Shawnee town and railroad station taken in the 1880s.
Shawnee town and railroad station taken in the 1880s.

A post office named Fairville, Colorado opened on September 13, 1878. The Fairville post office was renamed Slaghts on February 23, 1882, and was then moved a half mile (800 m) and renamed Shawnee on April 19,1900. The community takes its name from nearby Shawnee Peak.

The Shawnee Historic District was added to the NRHP July 8, 2010.

References

References

  1. (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  2. (January 3, 2007). "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service.
  3. {{GNIS. 0183232
  4. {{NRISref. 2009a
  5. (1990). "Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989". [[Colorado Railroad Museum.
  6. Dawson, John Frank. "Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin". The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co..
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