A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com –\u00a0 <\/strong>Along the prominent Gila River at Butte, Arizona, lies Cochran Ghost Town, and there are five very well-preserved beehive-shaped ovens standing in a row.<\/p>\n Credit: Sonoransteve – CC BY-SA 4.0, Ben Cody – Public Domain. Image compilation AncientPages.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The structures are referred to as the Coke Ovens. These baffling structures stand 32 feet tall and 72 feet around, made of granite blocks held in place without mortar. Today, all that remains in the ghost town of Cochran are the coke ovens across the river. Coke ovens are now fenced off.<\/p>\n Many people associate them with Cochran and call them the coke ovens, but they were there before<\/em> Cochran was built.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s unclear who built them, when, and for what reason, and there are other mysterious beehive structures throughout the United States.<\/p>\n This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n Become a\u00a0member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to read more –\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n If you are\u00a0already a member<\/strong>\u00a0and have logged in to your account, you can\u00a0access the article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n See also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Fascinating Ancient Artifact Discovered In Georgia Confirms Native American Legend Of A Great Catastrophe And Contact With Pre-Columbian Visitors<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Archaeologists Uncover A 20,000-Year-Old Secret That Rewrites The Ancient History Of North America Forever<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Arizona's](\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/beehivesusa.jpg\")
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