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A pioneer cemetery, a flood diversion and an unresolved question: Who will protect Hemnes?

The dispute centers on a flowage easement for the historic burial ground after talks on just compensation stalled, officials said.

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WAHPETON, N.D. — Along a stretch of the Red River near the Cass-Wilkin county line sits Hemnes Cemetery, a roughly 70-grave pioneer burial ground established by the first Lutheran congregation organized in North Dakota. It holds the remains of a World War I veteran, two World War II veterans and two Korean War veterans, along with generations of local families. As the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project moves through its final construction pha…

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A pioneer cemetery, a flood diversion and an unresolved question: Who will protect Hemnes?

As flood diversion nears completion, a 150-year-old burial ground awaits word on its fate.

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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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