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

Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Builder:Multiple
Architecture:Wrought-iron cross
Added:October 23, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001679

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.

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]

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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.