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4 Ways to Experience The Shawshank Redemption: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Get busy living and head to Mansfield’s famous prison and other sites across northern Ohio Aug. 9 through 11 for events celebrating the anniversary of this made-in-Ohio film.
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