Dannevirke, Nebraska

Dannevirke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Nebraska, United States.[1]

Dannevirke, Nebraska
Unincorporated Community
Dannevirke, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41.3°N 98.7°W / 41.3; -98.7
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyHoward

History

A post office was established at Dannevirke in the 1880s.[2] A majority of the early settlers being natives of Denmark caused the name of Dannevirke, for the old Danish fortification, to be selected.[3][4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
  2. "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. Hickey, Donald R.; Wunder, Susan A.; Wunder, John R. (2007). Nebraska Moments. U of Nebraska Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8032-1572-X.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1939). Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State. WPA. p. 293. ISBN 0-8032-6918-8.



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