tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048678732955919447.post3645152195219510748..comments2024-03-18T13:45:32.457-04:00Comments on Old Industry of Southwestern Pennsylvania : Donohoe Coke Works/Alexandria Branch of the Pennsylvania RailroadCoke Oven Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793208285590253080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048678732955919447.post-8084832546207877472014-04-01T18:31:00.098-04:002014-04-01T18:31:00.098-04:00If you are going north on the railway, they are to...If you are going north on the railway, they are to your right. You have to go over the bank of the railroad cut and they are sitting right there. Pretty much immediately after you get to the last oven of the first bank. It was tricky. I never would have fun them if I wasn't trying to get around a giant puddle. There were only four ovens at the second set.Coke Oven Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793208285590253080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048678732955919447.post-7130395471472009282014-03-31T21:35:04.583-04:002014-03-31T21:35:04.583-04:00Hi Mike, How far from the road at Donohoe were th...Hi Mike, How far from the road at Donohoe were the second set of coke ovens. Were they on the hill side.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901180442667154540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048678732955919447.post-11604298432832017142014-03-30T14:19:30.584-04:002014-03-30T14:19:30.584-04:00Thanks Peggy. I did find a guy living in one last ...Thanks Peggy. I did find a guy living in one last summer up by Bradenville. I love the brickwork and construction of the coke ovens. Every site I go I find a couple differences. Each place is unique even though the design is basically the same. Coke Oven Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793208285590253080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7048678732955919447.post-51727281400896415332014-03-30T13:27:29.020-04:002014-03-30T13:27:29.020-04:00people sometimes lived in these abandoned coke ove...people sometimes lived in these abandoned coke ovens. the one with the barrel may have been used as a heat source if there was an opening to put wood/coal. the keystones were very important in keeping the stones in place so the arch's didn't fail. interesting work, the manual labor, intelligence and supplies that one had to work with at that time. don't see that kind of longevity now.<br />peggy bakernoreply@blogger.com