Charlie Pautler, the new director of Shawnee Town 1929, started his new job Aug. 1 with some big ideas.
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Established in 1966 as Old Shawnee Town, which was operated by the Shawnee Historical Society, the site has been operated by the city since 1997. Using a $500,000 grant from the Deffenbaugh Foundation and annual alcohol-tax proceeds, the city already has added 10 structures to the site, which began interpreting Shawnee’s 1920s history as a truck-farming community as a result of a 2004 master plan.
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