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Elkins Coal & Coke Company, Bretz Ovens, Bretz, Preston County, WV

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Elkins Coal & Coke Company, Bretz Ovens, Bretz, Preston County, WV

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Summary

Significance: The site at Bretz is a fine example of a turn of the century coke processing facility. When these photos were taken, it was in danger of being shut down as a pollutant.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1132
Survey number: HAER WV-7
Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83003249

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

Bretz, 39.54231, -79.80061

Google Map of 39.5423063, -79.8006139

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Library of Congress

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