Dannevirke, Nebraska

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Dannevirke, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41°18′N98°42′W / 41.3°N 98.7°W / 41.3; -98.7
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County Howard

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

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.

Coordinates: 41°19′21″N98°42′30″W / 41.32250°N 98.70833°W / 41.32250; -98.70833