1906
Construction begins on the Bretz beehive coke ovens
After acquiring the town of Bretz and its adjacent coal mine from the West Virginia Coal Company in 1906, the Elkins Coal & Coke Company began constructing a bank of 400 beehive coke ovens.
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National Register of Historic Places nomination, Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District (1978), section 8, p. 3; West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office, National Historic Landmarks
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