Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site


Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Orrin, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°05′39″N 100°10′01″W / 48.094118°N 100.166970°W / 48.094118; -100.166970Coordinates: 48°05′39″N 100°10′01″W / 48.094118°N 100.166970°W / 48.094118; -100.166970
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Wrought-iron cross, Other
MPS	German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference #	89001683^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 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 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Timothy J. Kloberdanz (August 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota" (PDF). National Park Service.

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