About Lewellen
Lewellen is a village in Garden County, on Highway 26. The 2020 census counted 175 residents, down from 224 in 2010 and 282 in 2000. The village covers about 0.37 square miles. A historic truss bridge crosses the North Platte River about a mile south of town on Fair Grounds Road.
History
Frank Lewellen came to the area in 1886 and set up a small store and post office. The village that carries his name was platted in 1906, around the time the railroad was extended to that point. Lewellen was originally part of Deuel County and became part of Garden County in 1910. By the end of 1919 there were about 400 residents.
Ash Hollow
Ash Hollow State Historical Park lies about three miles south-east. It was a major stopover on the Oregon and California trails, and wagon ruts are still visible on the bluffs at Windlass Hill. The park has about nine miles of trails, a visitor centre, Ash Hollow Cave and a rock schoolhouse built in 1903. The Battle of Ash Hollow was fought near present day Lewellen in September 1855, when 600 U.S. Army troops under William Selby Harney attacked a Brule Sioux camp led by Chief Little Thunder. Eighty six people were killed and seventy were taken captive.
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Lewellen was platted in 1906 and named for Frank Lewellen, an early settler who arrived in 1886 and ran a store and post office out of his home. The village is home to Ash Hollow State Historical Park, a major landmark on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails and the site of the 1855 Battle of Ash Hollow (Battle of Blue Water Creek), one of the most historically significant sites in Garden County.
Home to Ash Hollow State Historical Park, a major Oregon Trail landmark and site of the 1855 Battle of Ash Hollow.