The St. Mathias Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is a historic site near
Orrin, North Dakota
Orrin is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 22 as of the 2010 census.
Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site and St. Mathias Cemetery, W ...
, United States, that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1989. It is a site of
wrought-iron crosses and includes work by blacksmith Joseph P. Klein and by blacksmith John Krim. The NRHP listing included 42
contributing objects
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
.
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Joseph P. Klein and John Krim were both of Pierce County. They were among 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."]
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
German-Russian culture in North Dakota
National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County, North Dakota