TRUCKEE — Archaeologist Susan Lindstrom examined a map marking almost 150 charcoal ovens in one portion of the Truckee basin. “My hunch is, with all those bugs crawling across the map, that they ...

Nineteenth-century charcoal ovens, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Interior of oven, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Tucked into a basin in ...

Scattered across Nevada are a handful of 19th century charcoal ovens that resemble nothing less than giant stone beehives. These stone or brick domes were once used to convert wood, often pinon pine, ...

Outdoor pizza ovens are all grown up. In a few short years, these pandemic darlings have evolved from basic metal boxes into, well, more refined metal boxes. Many new models are larger, and some have ...

Many people are familiar with the Ward Charcoal Ovens, the beehive-shaped stone historic landmarks located south of Ely. Few, however, realize the ovens were only part of a much larger mining district ...

Explore the Ward Charcoal Ovens near Ely, Nevada, and learn about their role in silver mining. Just south of Ely, Nevada, discover the Ward Charcoal Ovens — towering stone structures once vital to the ...