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Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District

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Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
Pulling and Charging the Ovens
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District is located in West Virginia
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District is located in the United States
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
LocationBretz, Preston County, West Virginia
Coordinates39°32′42″N 79°48′35″W / 39.54500°N 79.80972°W / 39.54500; -79.80972
Built1906
ArchitectElkins Coal & Coke Co.
Architectural styleOther
NRHP reference No.83003249
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1983[1]
Designated NHLDMay 4, 1983[2]

Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District consists of 140 beehive ovens that were the last operating coke ovens in the United States.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1983.[2][3]

It is located about 1/2 mile southwest of Masontown, West Virginia and 1/4 mile west of West Virginia Route 7.

The ovens in 2012

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  3. ^ Ralph J. Christian (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District / Mercury Coal and Coke Company" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 6 photos, from 1978. (1.35 MB)


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