Lemont No. 1 Mine and Coke Works began operating in 1871 by the Lemont Furnace Company.
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The 1939 aerial shows two blocks of completely disintegrated ovens. |
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The 1959 aerial shows one block but it appears to have been rebuilt. |
Today there are a few ovens left in the block visible in the 1959 aerial. These ovens are in very poor condition. The portion of the block closest to the road is completely missing.
This is what's left today.
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This is honestly as good as it gets at Lemont No. 2. You can see a very small portion of the stone retaining wall to the left of the oven. |
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Overgrown and forgotten. |
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There are ovens on the back of the block still. Nothing stood out as being any different from this side. The other side of the block borders very close to a residence. |
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These ovens are all just collapsing. |
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This is all that is left of these ovens. |
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