Lewellen in Garden County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
School District 55
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
1. School District 55 Marker
Residents of the district built this stone schoolhouse in the summer of 1903.
Rock quarried from the nearby hillsides was hauled in and laid in lime and sand mortar. A nearby rancher donated the quarried lintels above the doors and windows.
This building replaced an older sod schoolhouse located east of Windlass Hill.
From five and twelve students attended this school in the years from its constructions until 1919.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 41° 17.135′ N, 102° 6.93′ W. Marker is in Lewellen, Nebraska, in Garden County. It can be reached from U.S. 26, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Ash Hollow State Historical Park. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trading Post (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Windlass Hill Pioneer Homestead (approx. Ό mile away); Ash Hollow (approx. one mile away); Ash Hollow Geology (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oregon Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rough Going (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wagon Ruts (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wagons in the West (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewellen.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
2. School District 55 Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
3. Inside the Schoolhouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
4. Marker in Ash Hollow State Historical Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
5. District 55 Schoolhouse
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2015
6. Inside the Schoolhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
