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 ...

Many people are familiar with the Ward Charcoal Ovens, the beehive-shaped stone historic landmarks located south of Ely. Few, however, realize the ovens were only part of a much larger mining district ...

denuding mountains of central and eastern Nevada. The only site in the state where the structures are protected is in Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Park, where six complete ovens still ...

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, ...

The best-preserved of Nevada's charcoal kilns are found at Ward Charcoal Oven State Park, 18 miles south of Ely off U.S. 93, about 220 miles from Las Vegas. Visitors driving from Las Vegas should ...

John travels to the Ely area to check out the historic Ward Charcoal Ovens. John travels to the Ely area to check out the historic Ward Charcoal Ovens.