And if you stand inside one of the cone-shaped ovens and hold your breath, you swear you hear faint voices telling Ward's story. Or perhaps it’s just the wind. The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historical ...

These stone or brick domes were once used to convert wood, often pinon pine, into charcoal that could be used in mining smelters. Best known of the state’s charcoal kilns are the Ward ... the oven was ...