Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Park

(Wyoming)

The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns in Piedmont, Wyoming, are a remnant of a once-extensive charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming. The kilns were built by Moses Byrne around 1869 near the Piedmont Station along the Union Pacific Railroad. The three surviving beehive-shaped kilns were built of local sandstone about 30 feet (9.1 m) in circumference and about 30 feet (9.1 m) high, with 24-inch-thick (61 cm) walls. A granite marker reads:Charcoal Kilns were built by Moses Byrne, 1869, to supply the pioneer smelters in the Utah Valley. (Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Charcoal_Kilns_State_Historic_Site)