Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site Explained

Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Coordinates:48.166°N -100.0458°W
Builder:Krim, John
Architecture:Wrought-iron cross
Added:October 23, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001685

The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, near Balta, North Dakota, is a historic site of wrought-iron crosses that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included six contributing objects.

It includes work by John Krim, of Pierce County. He 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]

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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.