Jct. of Cherry Valley and Butcher Rds., Leetonia, Ohio. County/parish: Columbiana.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 06, 1993. NRIS 93000404.
6 contributing structures.Also known as:
The Cherry Valley Coke Ovens consisted of 200 coke ovens built by the Leetonia Iron and Coal Company around 1866, near Leetonia, Ohio, United States. The function of the "beehive" coke ovens was to purify coal and turn it into coke. The coke was burned in furnaces that produced iron and steel.
The site, also known as Cherry Valley Coke Ovens Arboretum, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. An Ohio Historical Marker was added in 1999. Outside of the Connellsville Coke District in Pennsylvania, this site represents one of the largest remaining site of intact beehive coke ovens in North America.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987246