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Unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
Shawnee, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||
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Entering Shawnee from the east along U.S. Route 285, May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
Location in of Shawnee in Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 39°25′12″N 105°33′06″W | |||||||||||||||||||
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County | Park County[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 8,120 ft (2,470 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) | ||||||||||||||||||
ZIP code[3] | 80475 | ||||||||||||||||||
GNIS feature ID | 183232[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
A post office called Shawnee has been in operation since 1900.[5] The community takes its name from nearby Shawnee Peak.[6]
The Shawnee Historic District was added to the NRHP July 8, 2010.
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