The camp was named for B.F. Ward, who along with two partners, laid out the town site. The following year, the region gained a 20-stamp mill, ... The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical Monument is ...

Constructed in 1876 of stone quarried in the area, the ovens provided charcoal to smelters in the neighboring Ward Mining District, where silver was discovered in 1872.

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.

One of the least visited parks in the Nevada State Parks system, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is located off U.S. 93 some 18 miles south of the town of Ely.

Best known of the state’s charcoal kilns are the Ward Charcoal Ovens, 12 miles south of Ely. There, you can find six 30-foot-high domes built in 1876 to produce charcoal for the smelters at the nearby ...