Nineteenth-century charcoal ovens, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Interior of oven, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Tucked into a basin in ...
Explore the Ward Charcoal Ovens near Ely, Nevada, and learn about their role in silver mining. Just south of Ely, Nevada, discover the Ward Charcoal Ovens — towering stone structures once vital to the ...
Scattered across Nevada are a handful of 19th century charcoal ovens that resemble nothing less than giant stone beehives. These stone or brick domes were once used to convert wood, often pinon pine, ...