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About Our Site - Piedmont Charcoal Kilns Historic Site
 

Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site sits on the edge of the ghost town of Piedmont, Wyoming. Fort Bridger State Historic Site oversees, maintains and interprets the Piedmont Kilns. The Union Pacific Railroad ran through Piedmont and carried most of the charcoal produced by the kilns to Utah.

1009892-1The Piedmont Kilns stand 30 feet across and 30 feet wide.

 

The Piedmont Kilns are located in Southwest Wyoming approximately ten miles off of I-80 (exit 24, Leroy Road). The site includes three and one-half charcoal kilns, four interpretive signs and two picnic tables.

20150819121955The entrance to the Piedmont Kilns.

What to See, What you will Learn, What you might Discover

March 28, 2017

When you visit the Piedmont Charcoal Kilns you are standing on the edge of the Ghost Town of Piedmont. Piedmont used to be a railroad town with homes, hotels, shops, saloons, post office, and a school. The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns were used to turn wood from the Uinta Mountains into charcoal to be shipped by train usually to Utah. The smell of charcoal is still noticeable when you walk into the kilns.

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Did you know that the Golden Spike ceremony was delayed three days because of an event that took place in Piedmont? While there you will also discover how the town of Piedmont was founded, got its name, and became the ghost town of today. You will learn the process of turning wood into charcoal, and discover that Butch Cassidy and Calamity Jane spent some time in Piedmont.

 

 

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20150819122016Three and one half of the original four kilns remain.

The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns were built by Moses Byrne in 1869 to supply charcoal for the iron smelting industry in Utah. These conical limestone kilns measure 30 feet across and 30 feet high. Only three and a half of the original four kilns remain.

Wood burned in the kilns came from the nearby Uinta Mountains. It was estimated that during 1873 the kilns could produce 100,000 bushels of charcoal. Most of the charcoal was sent to Utah on the UP railroad.

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For more information and about the Piedmont Kilns or to see the Piedmont Kiln exhibit at the Fort Bridger Museum please visit or call Fort Bridger State Historic Site at 307-782-3842.

20160511104344Fort Bridger State Historic Site Museum includes an exhibit on the Piedmont Kilns.

 

 

 
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Open daily, sunrise to sunset.

 

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307-782-3842

 

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 Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site
 Co Rd 173
 Evanston, WY 82930

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