The Miners Memorial will be a tribute to the miner's of West Virginia's coal mining industry.

The Federal No.3 Miners Memorial will proudly display the names of the 149 miners who bravely perished in the mine, including those who died in the fateful mine explosion in 1927. Both faces of the memorial will list the names of the miners and the year of their death. The Miner's Logo will also display above the memorial on both faces. The memorial itself will stand eighteen feet long, with the raised miner's logo spanning three feet in width. The memorial will stand a total of eight feet tall.

Memorial Concept Image

Randall Stutler

The Everettville Historical Association and all its partners and associates would like to deeply thank Mr. Randall Stutler of MSES Consultants of Clarksburg, West Virginia for his hard work and creativity in creating the design for the Miner's Memorial. Without the help of community experts like Mr. Stutler, projects such as the Miners Memorial Park would not be possible.

Site for the Memorial Park

The Everettville Historical Association would also like to thank corporate sponsors Consol Energy for donating the nearly 25 acres of land where the Federal #3 Mine once operated for the Miners Memorial and the Miners Memorial Park.

Federal No.3 Miners Song

Singer/Songwriter Diana Jones

Carol Thorn, President of the Everettville Historic Association, knew the Federal No.3 Miners needed a song. She just did not know who to get to write it. Then in August, 2006, Carol went to see artist Diana Jones perform at the Blue Moose Café in Morgantown, West Virginia. She had read an article about Diana working hard to trace her roots back to her birth family in Tennessee, so Carol suspected Diana would have a love of history. Carol Thorn was moved by Diana Jones' performance, so she asked her if she would write the song for the Federal No.3 Miners.

Diana accepted the mission, and Carol sent Diana the information about the mine and the explosion. Diana was having difficultly writing the song until Carol sent her miner Henry Russell’s last words off the death notes he left from the accident at Federal No.3 — Diana wrote the song in about 15 minutes.

"Day After Tomarrow"
released 2008

Henry Russell spoke for all these men and he is telling there story now, thanks to the contributions from the Russell-Solly Family and Diana Jones.

On September 9, 2008, artist and performer Joan Baez released her newest album, Day After Tomorrow, her first new studio recording in five years. The album included "Henry Russell's Last Words," imortalizing the song. Joan recorded the tracks in Nashville in December and February, working with producer Steve Earle and a band that includes bluegrass veterans Tim O'Brien and Darryl Scott, as well as Viktor Krauss and Kenny Malone. The album will feature three songs written by Steve Earle, including "God Is God," a song Joan debuted during her recent tour. Day After Tomorrow also includes songs by Eliza Gilkyson, Patti Griffin, Tom Waits, Diana Jones and Thea Gilmore. You can listen to Joan Baez's latest hits at her MySpace page.

To read a special commentary published in the Dominion Post, Morgantown, WV, September 11, 2008, download this .pdf file.

Victims of the Federal No. 3 Mine Throughout the Mine's Operation.

Several of the Coal Miners who died at the Federal No.3 in Everettville, Monongalia County, WV are buried in unmarked graves in Fairmont, WV. Please help us raise the money needed to build the Memorial for all the Miners of the Federal No. 3 that was owned by the New England Fuel and Transportation Company based in Massachusetts.

Research by Richard Jarrett, Ceo. Thunder Beneath the Hills.