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Dannebrog Pioneer Grist Mill
Mill No: Ne-47-01-SITE-Dannebrog Grist Mill

State -

Nebraska
County -

Howard co.
Township -

n/a
Year -

1871, moved 1889
Water Source -

Oak Creek.
 

A mural painted on the side of a building in Dannebrog, the Danish capitol of Nebraska. The mill was built in 1871 along the Platte River.
A mural painted on the side of a building in Dannebrog, the Danish capitol of Nebraska. The mill was built in 1871 along the Platte River.


The mill was moved on 1889 to the site on Oak Creek in Dannebrog by a man named Janson.
The mill was moved on 1889 to the site on Oak Creek in Dannebrog by a man named Janson.


Ruins that remain of the last mill Dannebrog Mill on this site that closed and was torn down in the 1950's. It was known as the
Ruins that remain of the last mill Dannebrog Mill on this site that closed and was torn down in the 1950's. It was known as the "Pioneer Grist Mill", and was one of the oldest structures in the state.


A little beauty at the mill site; a wild morning glory bloom.
A little beauty at the mill site; a wild morning glory bloom.


A placque, placed by the Nebraska State Historical Society, in the center of town in front of Columbia Hall, an ediface used by the Danish Brotherhood Society and the Danish Sisterhood Society. **Photos: Early August 2004 Jim Miller**
A placque, placed by the Nebraska State Historical Society, in the center of town in front of Columbia Hall, an ediface used by the Danish Brotherhood Society and the Danish Sisterhood Society. **Photos: Early August 2004 Jim Miller**




Directions: Go 13 miles north of Grand Island, Ne., on US 281, turn left (west) on Ne 58 and procede 10 miles to the town of Dannebrog. Turn right in the center of town on Mill Street and go 500-600' to Oak Creek bridge. The millsite is just on the right on the far side of the bridge.

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