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Saturday, March 08, 2008

Redstone's Coke Ovens



These are the beehive coke ovens along State Route 133 in Redstone Colorado. They were used around the turn of the last century to turn raw coal into high grade coke used for making steel. Between 1899 and 1903 there were nearly 250 ovens here, today only about 144 remain. The area behind these ovens is Coal Creek Basin, so that and the nearby railroad and Crystal River made this the ideal place for the ovens. That is Chair Mountain in the background of the second picture.

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