Editing Shawnee, Oklahoma (section)

===Parks and recreation===
[[File:Oklahoma Veteran's Memorial-Woodland Park, Shawnee, Oklahoma.JPG|thumb|upright|Oklahoma Veteran's Memorial in Woodland Veteran's Park]]

The City of Shawnee maintains ''Shawnee Twin Lakes'', which are located to the west of the city.

Shawnee has numerous small parks within the city.

'''Larch&ndash;Miller Park''' is located in  the 900 block of North Broadway. The park was dedicated to [[Aloysius Larch-Miller]] who fought for women's suffrage and was head of the ratification committee fighting for a special session to ratify the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Nineteenth Amendment]]. Although sick with influenza, and against advice, Larch-Miller debated Oklahoma Attorney General [[Sargent Prentiss Freeling]]. She won a majority of support but the strain took its toll and she died on February 2, 1920. A monument was erected in the park to honor her by [[Carrie Chapman Catt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/layersmedia/docs/so_nov14web|title=A Martyr to the Cause |date=Nov 3, 2014|website=www.Issuu.com |access-date=April 15, 2019|page=25}} From the Shawnee Outlook November 2014</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/vote_2018_sm3.pdf|title=Ratification: The Final Drive That Won the 19th Amendment |author=National Women’s History Project}}</ref>

'''Woodland Veteran's Memorial Park''' is two blocks north of Main street. First built in 1905, the park originally featured fountains and sunken gardens and was the site of frequent [[Chautauqua|Chautauqua meetings]] led by such people as [[William Jennings Bryan]]. In 1905, the [[Carnegie library]] was built on the southwest corner of the park (currently the District Attorney's office of [[Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma]]). There is also a Veteran's memorial in the southeast corner as well that features a helicopter once used during the [[Korean War]]. The park also features the Splash Pad that opened in 2015 replacing the large Municipal swimming pool which had been built by the PWA in 1936. The stone-constructed locker room remains from the pool.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shawneeok.org/publications/files/Aquatic%20Center%20Brochure.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819044649/http://shawneeok.org/publications/files/Aquatic%20Center%20Brochure.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://shawneeok.org/ShawneeSplash/|title=Shawnee Splash!|website=shawneeok.org|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084613/http://www.shawneeok.org/ShawneeSplash/|archive-date=2018-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> The park also features two tennis courts located on the east side of the park and has a playground area and a stage with metal bleachers used for special events throughout the year. There are numerous stone and concrete picnic tables, some over eighty years old. A small sculpture of a [[bald eagle]] atop a sphere on the north edge and a miniature version of the [[Statue of Liberty]] face Highland street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9PY8_Woodland_Veterans_Park_Shawnee_OK|title=Woodland Veterans Park - Shawnee, OK - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com|website=www.waymarking.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

'''Briscoe Boy Scout Park''' named in honor of Dick Briscoe, a long-time Boy Scout leader in Shawnee, – located at East Main and Pesotum streets. It features a splash pad, two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a playground for children, picnic tables with BBQ grills and a walking track around the park.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

'''Red Bud Park''' – located at the intersection of Beard and Dill and to the west of Larch-Miller park. This park was constructed after the devastating flood of Shawnee Creek that ran through the area in 1928. The picturesque park features a large drainage ditch lined with local stone, many large trees, playground equipment and a wrought-iron entrance sign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastoklahoma.worldweb.com/ShawneeOK/SightsAttractions/ParksGardens/|title=Shawnee Parks: 23 Parks & Gardens in Shawnee, Oklahoma|website=www.eastoklahoma.worldweb.com|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

Shawnee is home to three wellness facilities.
* Troy & Dollie Smith Family [[YMCA of the USA|YMCA]]
* Recreation and Wellness Center, on the Campus of [[Oklahoma Baptist University]]
* Firelake Fitness Center, operated by the [[Citizen Potawatomi Nation]]