| 1. | After the Civil War a beehive coke industry gained a foothold in the region.
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| 2. | Using beehive coke ovens for coke production was a common practice for many years.
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| 3. | By the early 1890s the Calumet Coke Works was enlarged and contained 225 beehive coke ovens.
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| 4. | He erected two beehive coke ovens between the north eastern end of the basin and Pulpit Rock.
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| 5. | However, advances in coke production technology meant beehive coke ovens technology was outdated by the early 1900s.
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| 6. | The coalfield endured the long decline in the beehive coke industry and a gradual exhaustion of the coal reserves.
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| 7. | The site is also notable for its history of spoil pile now covers all but three beehive coking ovens.
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| 8. | "' Sewell "'is an beehive coke ovens operating in the late nineteenth century and early to mid twentieth century.
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| 9. | Coal, from the company's mines, was provided as charge for beehive coke ovens which were built on the site.
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| 10. | This operation, replete with beehive coke ovens, eventually spawned the Pocahontas Fuel Company, which operated mines in Virginia at Itmann.
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