Minersville Coke Ovens

Minersville Coke Ovens
Nearest city: Pennsylvania Route 913, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Coalmont, Carbon Township, Pennsylvania
Area: 13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built: 1875
Governing body: Private
MPS: Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS
NRHP Reference#: 90000401[1]
Added to NRHP: March 20, 1990

Minersville Coke Ovens is a historic set of coke oven site located at Carbon Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The property includes the remains of beehive and Mitchell coke ovens, the pillars and remains of the tipple, the foundation remains of the supply house, engine and power house, substation and hoist house, blacksmith and machine shop, railroad rights of way and the Gordon Mine. In 1925, the property had 90 beehive ovens and 67 uncompleted Mitchell ovens.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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