Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site Explained

Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Builder:	Rennich, Carl
Architecture:	Wrought-iron cross
Added:	October 23, 1989
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	89001684

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500379}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota ]. Timothy J. Kloberdanz . August 15, 1988 . National Park Service.