History of Basalt | Basalt, CO - Official Website
A halfway house for the stage lines was also built during this period and, along with the kilns, are the only remnants of this early community that exist. Kiln Construction. The kilns stand approximately 25 feet tall and 25 feet in diameter. They are …
Basalt Historic Frying Pan Coke Ovens - Aspen Trail Finder
Feb 4, 2015 · The Frying Pan Coke Ovens, or Basalt Historic Charcoal Kilns, are seven kilns that were built in 1884 by the Aspen Silver Company due to demand from the Aspen smelters for refining charcoal.
Historic Walking Tour - Basalt Chamber of Commerce
Demand from the Aspen smelters for refining charcoal, which burns hotter than wood, resulted in the construction of seven kilns in Basalt by the Aspen Silver Co. in 1884. The availability of fuel from the vast stands of pine and pinion trees was the main reason for the selection of this site.
Basalt Kilns - Outdoor Project
The Basalt Kilns are a unique historical attraction that is well worth a stop if traveling through the area. The kilns are found in a residential neighborhood at the end of Elk Run Drive, next to Arbaney Park. The 7 large kilns were constructed in the early 1880s because of a …
Welcome to the Basalt History Tour - The Historical Marker …
Jul 4, 2020 · All combined to form the town we now call Basalt., The first settlement, built in 1882, was a tent city called Fryingpan on the south side of the Frying Pan River. It was created to house the men working the charcoal kilns which remain today and which you will see later on this tour.
Basalt Historic Walking Tour - | Find Your Colorado
Demand from the Aspen smelters for refining charcoal, which burns hotter than wood, resulted in the construction of seven kilns in Basalt by the Aspen Silver Co. in 1884. The availability of fuel from the vast stands of pine and pinion trees was the main reason for the selection of this site.
Arbany Park & The Frying Pan Coke Oven, Basalt, CO
Basalt Kilns most of the residents of Fryingpan quickly relocated there. The discovery of coal near Carbondale and the arrival of the railroad allowed the smelters in Aspen to utilize coke from ovens in Cardiff (near Glenwood Springs) and the Crystal River Valley.
Rehab effort stabilizes Basalt’s 126-year-old charcoal kilns
Sep 30, 2010 · At first glance, seven historic charcoal kilns in the center of Basalt don’t appear significantly different than they have for years, but looks are deceiving – they’re ready to weather another 125 years.
History of Basalt, Colorado - Basalt Mountain Inn
Basalt originally sat on the south side of the Frying Pan River, near the infamous charcoal kilns, which can still be viewed across the river from the Elk Run neighborhood. The development of the Colorado Midland Railroad established a new townsite for Basalt in 1887.
Basalt Coke Ovens Archives - Aspen Trail Finder
Connects: Basalt Historical Walking Tour, Arbaney Park, Arbaney Barn, Arbaney Residence Basalt, CO – Coke Ovens The Frying Pan Coke Ovens, or Fryingpan Kilns, are seven kilns that were built in 1884 by the Aspen Silver Company due to demand …