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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Step back into the railroad era at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum ... For outdoor adventure, hit the trail to Ward ...

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.

For example, the Ward Charcoal Ovens State Park would teach me about the ovens there and it would let me have time with my family having a picnic or camp. I would learn about how they built the ...