Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

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Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Rennich Crosses.jpg
Nearest cityMercer, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built byRennich, Carl
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001684[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

The Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, near Mercer, North Dakota, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It includes wrought-iron crosses. The listing included seven contributing objects.[1]

It includes work by Carl Rennich, of Mercer. Rennich was one of a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota" who developed individual styles in their crosses and whose "work was known for miles around them."[1][2]: 13 

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Timothy J. Kloberdanz (August 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota". National Park Service.

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Coordinates: 47°16′08″N 101°46′08″W / 47.2688408°N 101.7690173°W / 47.2688408; -101.7690173


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