Coke Ovens by EJD64
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What are Coke Ovens?
These “beehives” coke ovens were constructed in the late 1890s to carbonize or “coke” the coal mined in the nearby Coal Basin mines for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. The coke ovens are located outside the town of Redstone. The coke ovens were constructed of firebrick and are known as “beehives” because of their resemblance to old beehives. Coal was loaded into the ovens through a hole in the top and converted to coke when heated in an oxygen-deficient environment. The coke was then removed through a second opening in the front of each oven and loaded onto rail cars and shipped to various locations for use in smelting ores and for production of steel.
Comments (8)
jayfar
A super shot and a great piece of history Ed.
MrsRatbag
What a wonderful sight and capture!
Wolfmanw
Excellent find and capture. Thanks for sharing the information about them.
durleybeachbum
SO interesting!!
MrsLubner
I learned of this process in grade school, back when schools taught interesting things instead of the confusing array of pointless information they do now. I have never really seen the ovens before so this is a real treat.
auntietk
Oooooohh! Love it! You make me want to see this in person, which is the mark of a really good pic, imho. Great pov and information!
mairekas
Fantastic find! Thanks for sharing!
T.Rex
Nice photo of this type of oven. As MrsLubner said, I also learned of these in grade school. My surprise here is how small they are, even considering the 1890s. It would be fun to walk around them and look inside. Thanks for posting! :-)