Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is a Nevada state park in White Pine County, Nevada, USA. Located 30 km south of the city of Ely. The main attraction is the charcoal kilns, well preserved by the 21st century.
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| Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park Nevada |
Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is closely associated with the abandoned settlement of Ward, located 4 km to the north, named after Thomas Ward, the discoverer of these places.
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| Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park Nevada |
Ward was a large settlement, it had two smelters with twenty crushes, saloons, breweries, a school, and a post office. By 1877 the population was about 1,500.