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TN Historic Resource Survey· GY-10
COKE OVENS
Grundy County Built 1897
ALTAMONT, TENNESSEE
COKE OVENS WERE ONCE PART OF AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATION.TENNESSEE COAL & IRON COMPANY MINED NEARBY. BROUGHT COAL AND IRON TO BE PROCESSED INTO COKE. THE COKE WAS THEN TAKEN TO SOUTH PITTSBURG WHERE IT WAS USED TO PROCESS INTO IRON ORE IN A VALLEY.
- Survey ID
- GY-10
- Original use
- Other Structure
- Ethnic / cultural affiliation
- White, Not Hispanic
- Type
- building
- County
- Grundy County
Sourced from the Tennessee Historic Resource Survey and the National Register of Historic Places. Some survey records carry limited detail.