The "stones" in the door arch are actually specially made firebricks.
Coke making was an activity additional to the company's core business of making oil products from oil shale.
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Another substantial set of ruins are the coke ovens.
There were once 90 ovens in all, 88 of which were "beehive" ovens with an inside diameter of
12ft. The entrance to one of these "beehive" ovens is pictured here. The "stones" in the door arch are actually specially made firebricks. Coke making was an activity additional to the company's core business of making oil products from oil shale. |
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