Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in North Dakota
Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in the United States
Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Nearest cityOrrin, North Dakota
Coordinates48°05′39″N 100°10′01″W / 48.094118°N 100.166970°W / 48.094118; -100.166970
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001683[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

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.[1]

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][2]: 13 

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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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