Piedmont Charcoal Kilns, Fort Bridger vicinity, Piedmont, Uinta County, WY
Summary
Significance: The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns are outstanding examples of a type of structure once commonly found in southwestern Wyoming. Built in 1869 by Moses Byrne, these kilns were constructed to process charcoal for use in the early mining smelters of Colorado and Utah. Their prosperity and that of the town were closely associated with the development of the transcontinental transportation system.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16
Survey number: HABS WY-68
Building/structure dates: 1869 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Byrne, Moses
Morris, Scott, transmitter
DeBoer, Ruth, transmitter
Location
Piedmont, 41.21606, -110.62739
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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