Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site
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piedmont-charcoal-kilns-state-historic-site-263-7003227
title:
Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site
text:
The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns in Piedmont, Wyoming, are a remnant of a once-extensive charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming. The kilns were built by Moses Byrne around 1869 near the Piedmont Station along the Union Pacific Railroad. The three surviving beehive-shaped kilns were built of local sandstone about 30 feet (9.1 m) in circumference and about 30 feet (9.1 m) high, with 24-inch-thick (61 cm) walls. A granite marker reads: Moses Byrne settled in Piedmont about 1867. A builder, Byr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Charcoal_Kilns_State_Historic_Site
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date modified:
2023-09-08T00:47:51Z
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