Coke Ovens at Cardiff - Glenwood Springs, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 30.263 W 107° 18.633
13S E 301343 N 4375299
Coke Ovens of Cardiff, CO
Waymark Code: WM8PCG
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2010
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The circa 1888 (
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The (
visit link) Coke Ovens are a registered National Historic landmark. Also known as the Cardiff Fuel and Coke Ovens, they were registered November 15, 1996 (5GF.461).
An article published on April 20, 1902, in the New York Times entitled "John W. Gates Iron Property" states, "The domestic and locomotive coals of Garfield County are of the finest quality and, while their use is largely restricted to the requirements of the two transcontinental lines following the Grand and to the mining towns on that south side of the range, the mines in operation among the most profitable in the state."