St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site Explained

St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Coordinates:	47.8828°N -99.8109°W
Architecture:	Wrought-iron cross
Added:	October 23, 1989
Refnum:	89001686

St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is a 3.1acres cemetery in Benson County, North Dakota, United States, several miles to the East-North East of Selz that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was associated with the later demolished St. Boniface Catholic church which was located on the opposite side of the road – thus in Pierce County – and active from 1905 through 1930. It mainly served a population of Germans from Russia.^[1]

It includes a collection of wooden and wrought-iron crosses, most of which have lost their paint and are in poor condition.^{[1] [2]}

It includes works by Joseph P. Klein and John Krim, both of Pierce County, who were among a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota" that developed their individual cross styles and whose "work was known for miles around them."

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery . July 15, 2012 . Axtman, Leonard.
2. 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 .