Name/Title
Muddy Pony Express Station, Charcoal Kilns near Piedmont, WY, Photos, 1959Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.517Description
Muddy Pony Express Station, Charcoal Kilns near Piedmont, WY, Photos, May, 1959. Three photos of beehive shaped kilns made of stone, and of the grave of Moses Byrne who built these kilns and Muddy Creek Pony Express Station.
95.1P.517 = Photographer standing at left looking at row of four large beehive-shaped aggregate stone structures across a small creek. Legend: "Charcoal kilns near the ghost town of Piedmont, Wyo. They were built by Moses Byrne who had earlier built Muddy Creek Stage and Pony Express Station to the northeastward. He spent the rest of his life in the Muddy Creek Valley in pioneer enterprises that are now only history. Wyo. '59"
95.1P.872 = Grave of Moses Byrne: Photo of obelisk-style tombstone with charcoal kilns in distance. Legend: "The grave of Mose Byrne, another of those that had a part in the pioneer overland development. Note charcoal kilns that he built in the distance. Wyo. '59"
95.1P.871 = Close-up of Charcoal Kilns in 95.1P.517 above. Historical maker : "Charcoal Kilns were built by Moses Byrne, 1869, to supply the pioneer smelters in the Utah Valley. Erected...1956"
old digital file name:
WYMuddyStation2 & 6
WYMuddyStation7
WYMuddyStation8Made/Created
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1959Place
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PiedmontState/Province
WyomingLexicon
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Notes
Photo taken by SJM staff photographer
