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Constructed in 1881, these brick beehive-shaped charcoal kilns produced charcoal for use as blast furnace fuel at the Hecla Mining Company’s silver smelter at Glendale, Montana.
Three of the kilns have been restored to the way they looked during their use between 1881 and 1900.The kilns are located in Canyon Creek/Vipond Park, Wisdom Ranger District of Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Montana, September 10, 2019.
USDA Photo by Preston Keres. Original public domain image from Flickr
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