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Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

Coordinates: 48°09′58″N 100°02′45″W / 48.166014°N 100.045821°W / 48.166014; -100.045821
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Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in North Dakota
Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is located in the United States
Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
Nearest cityBalta, North Dakota
Coordinates48°09′58″N 100°02′45″W / 48.166014°N 100.045821°W / 48.166014; -100.045821
Arealess than one acre
Built byKrim, John
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001685[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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 

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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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