Wrought-iron cross sites of St. Mary's Cemetery (Hague, North Dakota)

Three historic sites within the St. Mary's Cemetery near Hague, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A, and St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B, and St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site C, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses. The listing for Site A included 10000 contributing objects[2] including work by Michael Schmidt. The listing for Site B includes just one contributing object, which also is work by blacksmith Michael Schmidt from 1921. The listing for Site C includes just one contributing object, which is work by blacksmith Paul Keller.[1]

St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A
St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B
St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site C
Nearest cityHague, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (Site B)
Built bySchmidt, Michael (Site A, Site B)
Keller, Paul (Site C)
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross, Other
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001676, 89001677, 89001678[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

Michael Schmidt and Paul Keller, both of Hague were among 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][3]:13

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Possibly an error?
  3. 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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