Forgotten Charcoal Kilns
by D Hackett
Title
Forgotten Charcoal Kilns
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Forgotten Charcoal Kilns by D Hackett
The small town of Romeo, formed in 1850, is where these eight charcoal kilns are located. They were built by The Pioneer Charcoal Company in the 1950s to process the Blackjack (Turkey Oak) Oak that grew abundantly around Romeo, and when charcoal was in high demand. The raw dark wood from the trees were stacked inside the kilns and slow-cooked until it carbonized. These kilns produced charcoal and charcoal briquettes according to the 1961 Division of Forest Economics and Marketing Research report.
The Donau Carbon Processing Plant now owns the land where these eight abandoned charcoal kilns are located.
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February 4th, 2020
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