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Griffin No. 1 Coke Works, Along Cats Run, Southeast of Masontown Bourough (Nicholson Township), Masontown, Fayette County, PA

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Griffin No. 1 Coke Works, Along Cats Run, Southeast of Masontown Bourough (Nicholson Township), Masontown, Fayette County, PA

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Summary

Significance: During peak production, Griffin No. 1 Coke Works operated one battery of double-block rectangular coke ovens. Sections of these ovens remain and are considered some of the best preserved rectangular ovens in Fayette County.
Survey number: HAER PA-260
Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction

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Date

1900

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Hillman Coal & Coke Company

Bessemer Coke Company

America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor

Madrid, transmitter

Davis, Christine E, historian

Fitzsimons, Gray, historian

Heald, Sarah H, historian

Queen, Rolla L, historian

Lowe, Jet, photographer

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Location

Masontown, 39.84674, -79.89978

Google Map of 39.8467433, -79.89977549999999

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

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