Wrought-iron cross sites of Holy Trinity Cemetery

Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site C Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site D
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Strasburg, North Dakota
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (Site C)
Built by	Schneider,Deport; Schneider,Jake (Site A) Marquardt,Simon; Schmidt,Michael (Site B)
Architectural style	Wrought-iron cross, Other
MPS	German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference #	89001692, 89001693, 89001694, 89001695[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1989

Four historic sites within the Holy Trinity Cemetery near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, identified as Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A, as Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B, and likewise for Site C and Site D, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses. The listing for Site A included 9 contributing objects and work by Deport Schneider and Jake Schneider. The listing for Site B included 3 contributing objects and work by Simon Marquardt and Michael Schmidt. Site C included just one contributing object, dating from 1912. Site D included just one.^[1]

Tibertius ("Deport") Schneider (1877-1941),^[2] of Emmons County, Simon Marquardt, of Zeeland and Michael Schmidt, of Hague, 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."^[1][3]:13

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. NDSU libraries
3. 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.