Wrought-iron cross sites of St. Aloysius Cemetery (Hague, North Dakota)

Two historic sites within the St. Aloysius Cemetery near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A and St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses. The listing for Site A included 22 contributing objects. The listing for Site B includes just one contributing object, which is work by Simon Marquardt.[1]

St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A
St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B
Nearest cityHague, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built bySimon Marquardt (Site B)
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001696, 89001697[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

Simon Marquardt, of Zeeland, North Dakota, was one of a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota [who] developed their own cross styles and [whose] work was known for miles around them."[2]:13

References
  1. "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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