Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

The Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site near Hague, North Dakota, United States, is a historic site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It includes wrought-iron crosses. The listing included 55 contributing objects.[1]

Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Nearest cityHague, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built byMultiple
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross, Other
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001679[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

The National Register database listing for this site does not identify any specific blacksmith whose work is present here. However, there were 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

See also
  • St. Mary's Church Non-Contiguous Historic District, also NRHP-listed

References
  1. "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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