Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
“The Piedmont Charcoal Kilns in the ghost town of Piedmont, Wyoming, United States, are a remnant of a once-extensive charcoal-making industry in southwestern Wyoming.”
Wikipedia article Piedmont Charcoal Kilns State Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Uinta County · listed in 1971 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Piedmont Charcoal Kilns between 1993 and 2018, burning about 187 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1994 | Natural | 10 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | MAHOGANY |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | BBTRSPASS |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | RED CLOUD |
| 15 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | SPRING VALLEY |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | 75 acres | Uinta County | TWIN RIDGE FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Piedmont Charcoal Kilns: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 71000894 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Uinta County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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