Dannevirke,_Nebraska

Dannevirke, Nebraska

Dannevirke, Nebraska

Unincorporated Community in Nebraska, United States

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

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
  2. [2]
    "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. [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. [4]
    Federal Writers' Project (1939). Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State. WPA. p. 293. ISBN 0-8032-6918-8.

41°19′21″N 98°42′30″W


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