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The People of Shawnee

Florence Adams, Shawnee, Colorado

Florence Adams

Historical Figures and Pioneers

Wife of Milward Adams and original owner of Stoneleigh. A brilliant consultant from Chicago, married on August 25th, 1883. Stoneleigh was her summer home, accessible by the Shawnee train depot. She died April 6th, 1910. 

Stoneleigh Interior, Shawnee Colorado

Stoneleigh Residence

Milward Adams, Shawnee, Colorado

Milward Adams

Husband to Florence Adams, builder and original owner of Stoneleigh. Manager of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Auditorium Theatre. Milward died on January 18th, 1923.

Stoneleigh Interior, Shawnee Colorado
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James William Price

Original homesteader and developer of many Shawnee landmarks. He opened his mercantile store in Slaughts, then moved it, along with the Post Office to the Shawnee district, where he built the Grandview Hotel and helped the railroad open the Shawnee Lodge.

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Benjamin Tyler, Shawnee Colorado

Benjamin Tyler

Original homesteader of the Shawnee area. He owned a cabin which he later built additions to. Neighbored by his four brothers, he used his land as a ranch for many years and bought adjacent homesteads increasing the size of his ranch.

Benjamin Tyler Cabin Shawnee Colorado
Charles Tyler, Shawnee Colorado

Charles Tyler

Original homesteader of the Shawnee area near Ben Tyler Gulch. He dug an irrigation ditch and diverted water from the creek that still exists today. He built a small cabin the was later added onto by Howard Tillman.

Charles Tyler Homestead Deed
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Azel Slaught

Azel Slaught was the founder of the town of Slaughts that pre-existed the town of Fairview and Shawnee. He homesteaded the land adjacent to what is now Shawnee, then bought the homesteads of Augustus Curley and Israel Cramer.

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