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Lone Rock Coke Ovens

458 7th St, Tracy City, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 15' 31.079988", -85° 43' 31.98"
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The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1883 built 120 coke ovens 6 miles east to help supply its growing iron works. The company contracted with the state, and convicts worked the ovens until 1896. On August 13, 1892, Tracy City miners, who opposed the us

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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