These are some snapshots we took on a side trip to Redstone and Marble during a Thanksgiving visit to Colorado

Coke ovens along Highway 133 in Redstone Colorado

These ovens were built in the late 1800’s by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. They were manned by East European immigrants who made their home in the company town of Redstone that grew up around the coking operations. By 1909 all mining operations ended because it became uneconomical to ship coke from Redstone. The ovens shut down and the population of Redstone plummeted. The neglected and deteriorating ovens were saved by Redstone’s residents and members of the local historical society and are currently being restored.

Marble Community Church, formerly called St. Paul's Church, is a historic Episcopal church at 123 State Street in Marble, Colorado. The church's main building was originally the building of the St. John’s Episcopal Chapel, which was built in Aspen, Colorado in 1886. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.