Shawnee, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shawnee, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Entering Shawnee from the east along U.S. Route 285, May 2010
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Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Park County
Elevation	8,120 ft (2,470 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	80475
GNIS feature ID	183232
Shawnee Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Shanee Store in 1911 Location 56016-56114 Frontage Road; 55919-56278 U.S. Route 285; 31-36 West Shawnee Road; 54-152 Waterworks Road Architect Multiple NRHP reference No. 10000434 Added to NRHP July 8, 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.

A post office called Shawnee has been in operation since 1900. The community takes its name from nearby Shawnee Peak.

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