Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site Explained

Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Coordinates:48.0941°N -100.167°W
Architecture:Wrought-iron cross
Added:October 23, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001683

The Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is a historic site near Orrin, North Dakota that includes wrought-iron crosses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included 62 contributing objects.

No individual specific blacksmith is identified in the National Register database listing for this site, but in other iron cross sites the work can be traced to specific "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota" who developed individual styles in their crosses and whose "work was known for miles around them."[1]

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.