The Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, near

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, was listed on the

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in 1989. It includes wrought-iron crosses. The listing included seven

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. It includes work by Carl Rennich, of

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. 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."

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{{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota German-Russian culture in North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in McLean County, North Dakota Lutheran cemeteries in the United States