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HAER WVA,31-DELS.V,1- (sheet 1 of 2) - Elkins Coal and Coke Company, Richard Ovens, Deckers Creek, State Route 7-92, Dellslow, Monongalia County, WV
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HAER WVA,31-DELS.V,1- (sheet 1 of 2) - Elkins Coal and Coke Company, Richard Ovens, Deckers Creek, State Route 7-92, Dellslow, Monongalia County, WV
Depicted place West Virginia; Monongalia County; Dellslow
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 24 x 36 in. (D size)
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER WVA,31-DELS.V,1- (sheet 1 of 2)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: After the Civil War, the expansion of the iron and steel industry led to increased demand for metallurgical coke, the principal fuel for blast furnaces. These beehive ovens are typical of the early coke industry.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18
  • Survey number: HAER WV-21
  • Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wv0137.sheet.00001a
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