Dunlap Coke Ovens
National Register of Historic Places

Dunlap Coke Ovens

Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee
Listed
July 4, 1985
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
85001489

About this property

The Dunlap coke ovens are the remnants of a coke production facility in Dunlap, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Built in the early 1900s, the facility consists of five batteries of 268 beehive ovens, which operated under various companies until the early 1920s. The ovens are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and are maintained by the Sequatchie Valley Historical Society as part of Dunlap Coke Ovens Park. The rise of the steel industry during the Industrial Revolution brought about an exponential increase in the demand for coke, a fuel derived from the carbonization of coal that was used primarily in the production of pig iron. The Dunlap coke facility, which converted coal mined atop Fredonia Mountain into coke for use in blast furnaces in nearby Chattanooga, brought drastic change and modernization to Dunlap and the central Sequatchie Valley, the economy of which had long been based on subsistence agriculture. While the ovens themselves are all that remain from Dunlap's coke production operations, the Sequatchie Valley Historical Society has redeveloped the coke ovens area into a substantial public park and museum.

Location

Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee
35.38008, -85.40166

Categories

INDUSTRY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Douglas Coal and Coke Company Clubhouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Hill Road at the Cumberland Plateau
Industrial
0.4 mi
Dunlap Community Building
Industrial
0.9 mi
Sequatchie County Courthouse
Industrial
1 mi
Stagecoach Road
Early Republic
11.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Wheeler's Raid — Anderson's Cross Roads
1863Civil War
10.7 mi

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When was Dunlap Coke Ovens listed on the National Register?

Dunlap Coke Ovens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 4, 1985.

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Dunlap Coke Ovens is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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