Dannevirke, Nebraska

Unincorporated Community in Nebraska, United States
41°18′N 98°42′W / 41.3°N 98.7°W / 41.3; -98.7Country United StatesState NebraskaCountyHoward

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]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dannevirke, Nebraska
  2. ^ "Howard County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 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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41°19′21″N 98°42′30″W / 41.32250°N 98.70833°W / 41.32250; -98.70833


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