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    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    Signs along Highway 395 mark the access road to the Cottonwood Creek Charcoal Kilns.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    A dirt parking area sits beside the fenced-in kilns.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    Constructed of clay bricks, the kilns have suffered the effects of weathering.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    The upper opening through which wood was stacked inside the kilns.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    The kilns are a California historic site, but the plaque that was once present has gone missing.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    The eroded clay kilns let visitors get a good look inside.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    The Sierra Nevada once supplied the kilns with wood.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    Cottonwood Creek Charcoal Kilns.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/18/2018
    A historical plaque placed by the Clampers sits near Highway 395 along the dirt access road.

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