A wide-angle color photograph of three large, beehive-shaped stone charcoal kilns in the ghost town of Piedmont, Wyoming. The stone structures are built from rough, tan-colored blocks and sit in a row, receding into the distance. Patches of fresh white snow cover the ground and the tops of the kilns. The sky is a flat, overcast white, emphasizing the rugged texture of the stone. Dry yellow grass and sagebrush poke through the snow at the base of the structures.
These charcoal kilns have stood against the high plains winters for over 150 years. They were built for a specific, hard job—fueling the smelters that built the West. No frills, just raw stone and endurance.
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