Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

Historic cemetery in Pierce County, North Dakota, US

United States historic place


Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


48°09′58″N 100°02′45″W / 48.166014°N 100.045821°W / 48.166014; -100.045821
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Krim, John
Architectural style	Wrought-iron cross
MPS	German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001685^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1989

The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, near Balta, North Dakota, is a historic site of wrought-iron crosses that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing included six contributing objects.^[1]

It includes work by John Krim, of Pierce County. He was one of 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

References

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