Description: Town of Dannebrog Burns St Paul, Nebraska, August 19 – The village of Dannebrog, nine miles southwest of here, was almost wiped out by fire about 3 o’clock yesterday morning. The fire, which was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, started in the hardware store of C. Diercks and was not extinguished until it had consumed an entire row of six substantial store building.Among the heaviest losers were the Dannebrog State Bank, J. Jensen, General Merchandise, Carl Christensen, Furniture, C. Diercks and Company, Hardware, and the Danish Newspaper.The total loss, without insurance, will probably reach $5,000.A thorough search will be made for the culprit responsible for this disaster.The Nebraska Independent – August 20 1896This invoice is dated 8/19/1896 - I think the day of the fire and General Merchandise was one of the buildings with heavy losses. What an interesting piece of history. Due to the uniqueness of this item it will be sent with tracking.In the spring of 1871 several members of the Danish Land and Homestead Company from Wisconsin claimed land along Oak Creek. The migrants, led by Lars Hannibal, were drawn by fertile soil and the idea that Danes from across the U.S. and the Old Country could form a colony in Howard County. Hannibal called the settlement “Dannebrog,” the name of the red and white national flag of Denmark. Construction of a water-powered grist mill on Oak Creek sparked the village’s early growth, and Dannebrog unsuccessfully sought the county seat in 1874. The town almost disappeared in the early 1880s, when businesses relocated to Nysted, but the coming of a railroad in 1885 brought new life. Dannebrog was incorporated in 1886. By 1920 the population peaked at 436. PGermans, Czechs, Poles, and Swedes also settled at Dannebrog. Although the founders’ dream of an exclusive colony of Danes was never realized, Dannebrog and the nearby towns of Nysted and Dannevirke preserve the Danish heritage. In 1989 the Nebraska Legislature proclaimed Dannebrog as Nebraska’s Danish Capital.
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