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The Bridge

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1993

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Danevang: The Co-Operative Danish Capital Of Texas, Cecilia Jensen Bell Jan 1993

Danevang: The Co-Operative Danish Capital Of Texas, Cecilia Jensen Bell

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In 1894, J. C. Evers, an approved representative of the land committee (Landudvalg) of the Danish People's Society (Dansk Folkessamfund) stood observing the vast prairie of Wharton County, Texas. Within his heart he held a dream which was seeded, grew, blossomed and continued to bear fruit. Named the Danish capital of Texas in 1990, Danevang is the harvest of the first settlers of the colony.