Lewellen in Garden County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Oregon Trail

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

1. Oregon Trail Marker

Inscription. Marked by
the State of
Nebraska
1912

Trail
30 feet east

Erected by State of Nebraska.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 41° 16.049′ N, 102° 6.7′ W. Marker is in Lewellen, Nebraska, in Garden County. It is on U.S. 26, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located just north of the Windlass Hill section of Ash Hollow State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewellen NE 69147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Nebraska Panhandle.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rough Going (approx.

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0.3 miles away); Wagons in the West (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wagon Ruts (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Oregon Trail (approx. half a mile away); Descent of Windlass Hill (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named The Oregon Trail (approx. half a mile away); Windlass Hill Pioneer Homestead (approx. 1.2 miles away); School District 55 (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewellen.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

2. Oregon Trail Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015

3. Oregon Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.