These coke ovens are similar to the famous charcoal kilns in Death Valley, but not in such a good shape anymore. Coke ovens were used to convert the coal mined in the local area into industrial coke, a relatively clean-burning fuel used in the smelting of iron ore. In a process known as “coking,” coal was shoveled into an insolated beehive-shaped and ignited.

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Location: Eagle County, Colorado, United States

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