Ward
Beehive charcoal kilns - Nevada's best ghost miner's ovens
State: Nevada
County: White Pine County
Founded: 1876
Abandoned: 1890s
Ward's charcoal kilns are the best-preserved in Nevada—six massive beehive ovens that made charcoal for silver smelters. When the railroad brought coal, charcoal was obsolete. The kilns survived; the town didn't. BLM preserves them on the loneliest road.
Quick Facts
- Six massive 30-foot beehive kilns
- Best-preserved charcoal kilns in Nevada
- Coal from railroad made them obsolete
- On 'The Loneliest Road in America'
Location
Address: White Pine County, Nevada (BLM)
Coordinates: 39.0528, -114.9256