Charcoal Kilns of Frisco, Utah: A National Historic Site

We recently visited the Frisco, Utah charcoal kilns near the old mining town of Frisco and the Horn Silver Mine. The five granite kilns were made between the years 1877 and 1880 by the Frisco Mining and Smelting Co. primarily to smelt the galena ore from the nearby Horn Silver Mine in the San Francisco Mountains. The behive shaped kilns vary in size from 16 to 32 feet in diameter. The Smelting company was adversely affected by a massive collapse of a 900 foot deep pit at the mine on February 13th, 1885, and ceased operations later that same year. The kilns were added to the National Register Of Historic Places in March of 1982. We hope you enjoy the video!