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The Redstone Coke Oven Historic District is located at the intersection of State Highway 133 and Chair Mountain Stables Road outside Redstone, Colorado, United States.It consists of the remaining coke ovens built at the end of the 19th century by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
A bridge leads across the river to Highway 133, the only road to Redstone. Just across it is the smaller Redstone Coke Oven Historic District, the remains of the coking facilities that employed many Redstone residents during the peak of its prosperity. On either side of Redstone, mountains rise to summits over 12,000 feet (3,700 m).
Redstone Coke Oven Historic District; S. Sydney Tar Ponds; W. Wilkeson Coke Ovens This page was last edited on 3 September 2018, at 01:41 (UTC). Text is available ...
Old Coke ovens. Osgood established Redstone, Colorado in the late 19th century as a company town. 249 coke ovens were built to turn coal into coke. The Crystal River Railroad was constructed to facilitate transportation of the coal from the mines at Coalbasin just over four miles to the west, and the coke to the foundries in Pueblo.
Coke ovens being restored, Redstone, CO. While coal was the premier fuel of the industrial revolution, very few raw coals are suitable for making iron in blast furnaces. However many coals can be converted to coke, a hard and highly carbonaceous mineral foam well suited for fueling blast furnaces, by distilling off the volatile components. [3]
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Coke Ovens is a 5,962-foot-elevation (1,817-meter) linear set of pillars located in Colorado National Monument, in Mesa County of western Colorado, United States. [2] This iconic landmark is situated on the west side of Monument Canyon, two miles south of the monument's visitor center, and 9 miles (14 km) west of the community of Grand Junction.
The 22-acre (8.9 ha) [1] inn complex is located at the junction of Redstone and Firehouse Road just opposite the bridge over the Crystal River from State Highway 133, the main entrance to Redstone for visitors and passing traffic, just opposite the old coke ovens. It is at the southern end of the central portion of Redstone.