Pictures 5 Tower Hill 2 Mine & Coke Ovens, Tower Hill Pennsylvania

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DETAIL OF THE MASONRY ARCH OF A RECTANGULAR COKE OVEN

DETAIL OF THE NORTH SIDE OF A RECTANGULAR COKE OVEN. THE OVENS ADDRESS, "140," APPEARS ABOVE THE CENTER OF THE OVEN. TOE CUT STONES LINING THE OPENINGS ARE NUMBERED AND LABELED "L" AND "R," INDICATING THEIR PROPER PLACEMENT ALONG THE ARCH. THE CENTER STONE IS LABELED "KEY"

VIEW LOOKING THROUGH A RECTANGULAR COKE OVEN. NOTE THE USE OF BOTH BRICK AND STONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OVEN

CROSS SECTION OF A RECTANGULAR COKE OVEN SHOWING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE OVEN

DETAIL OF A STONE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECTANGULAR COKE OVEN, SHOWING THE MAKER'S MARK. STONE FROM THE GARFIELD COMPANY WERE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH THE BEEHIVE AND RECTANGULAR OVENS