Wrought-iron cross sites of Holy Trinity Cemetery

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]

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 No.	89001692, 89001693, 89001694, 89001695[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1989

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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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". National Park Service.