Nineteenth-century charcoal ovens, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Interior of oven, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Tucked into a basin in ...

Many people are familiar with the Ward Charcoal Ovens, the beehive-shaped stone historic landmarks located south of Ely. Few, however, realize the ovens were only part of a much larger mining district ...

Scattered across Nevada are a handful of 19th century charcoal ovens that resemble nothing less than giant stone beehives. These stone or brick domes were once used to convert wood, often pinon pine, ...

Explore the Ward Charcoal Ovens near Ely, Nevada, and learn about their role in silver mining. Just south of Ely, Nevada, discover the Ward Charcoal Ovens — towering stone structures once vital to the ...

Loneliest Road in America: Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park Welcome back to another special edition of Exploring Our Backyard presented by Travel Nevada! We continue our journey down Highway 50 ...