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There's several great places to see that are just off the beaten path.  Here's a few of them:

 

First Territorial Jail
Shawnee Town
913-248-2360

Chris Fangro built the jail in 1843. Legend has it that Mr. Fangro celebrated too much after the completion of the building and had to be locked up, making the builder the jail’s first prisoner. It was located at what is now the west side of Nieman Road, north of the Shawnee City Hall. In 1966 the Vita Craft Corporation wanted to expand which required moving the jail to prevent its demolition. A group of concerned citizens joined together, forming the Shawnee Historical Society, and moved the jail to its present home in Shawnee Town.

 

City Hall
11110 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66203
913-631-2500
Although the City of Shawnee was incorporated in 1856, the current city hall was built in 1989. Prior to the new building, the city operated out of a 9,000 square feet building that was constructed in 1961. It was located on city parkland where a bandstand once stood. The new city hall building was expanded to 30,000 square feet and had a beautiful facelift. Be sure to visit the historical murals inside the lobby.

 

Indian Cemetery
10905 W. 59th Terrace

(just east off 59th Terrace & Neiman Road)

This  site was  a place of worship, a council house where voting was done in the very infancy of the State of Kansas, a military headquarters when Shawnee was under siege and burned twice, and a burial place. In 1840 the community's first Methodist Church was built on the ground next to the cemetery. A plaque was added to the cemetery that states 'In Memory of our Pioneers" by the Shawnee Mission Indian Historical Society 1934.

 

Wells Fargo House
57th & Neiman Road
(Calkins Electric)

In 1824 Chris Fangro built his home in Gum Springs. It was located along the trail, which is presently 57th street and Nieman Road. It was built with hand pressed bricks, native stone and walnut floors and beams. It was partially destroyed during William Quantrill’s raid in 1862. It was rebuilt and restored for use as a Wells Fargo Express Office. It operated along the United States Government trails from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Scott and on to Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. Today it is part of Calkins Electric Company.

 
 

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