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

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.[1]

Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in North Dakota
Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in the United States
Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Nearest cityHague, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built byMultiple
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001679[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

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][2]: 13 

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  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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