Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens

The Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens are beehive coke ovens that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

Chickamauga Coal and Iron Company Coke Ovens
LocationGA 341, Chickamauga, Georgia
Coordinates34°52′53″N 85°17′41″W
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1897
Architectural styleBeehive coke ovens
NRHP reference No.09000188[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 2009

According to their NRHP nomination, the coke ovens are:

"Significant in the context of the mining and coke industry that occurred between 1870 and 1930 in southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia. The region was part of the Appalachian coal field that stretched from northern Pennsylvania to central Alabama in the Cumberland Mountains region. This New South industry was initiated when the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad opened in 1854."[2]

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