Bayview Lime Kiln.
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One of the five lime kilns at Bayview, Idaho. Notice the cone shape at the top. The kiln is about 20 feet high. The base of the kiln is stacked natural stone. The oven section seen on the front of the kiln was inlaid with old brick and had a wooden door that was about 4 feet high. The kilns would reach a temperature of about 1000 degrees. Courtesy of Mary Garrison.
This file appears in: Cooking Lime in Bayview, Idaho
Cooking Lime in Bayview, Idaho
Cooking Lime in Bayview, Idaho
Concrete is a key component to the building of America. But did you know concrete started in an oven with the burning of limestone? Some of these ovens or kilns can be found in the small lakeside community of…