Osage in Monongalia County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

They Counted

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 14, 2021

1. They Counted Marker

Inscription.
In Memory of the 56 Miners who died in the Christopher Coal Number 3 Mine explosion in Osage, West Virginia at 2:25 PM, May 12, 1942.

Darrell Adams • Roy Batton • Allen W. Baughman • Tony Belec • Thomas D. Brinegar, Sr • William J. Cannon • John B. Cook • Berman Cooker • Thomas Cordwell • Robert J. Covert • Alphonso Crook • Arthur Cunningham • Homer Cunningham • Edward Delaney • Douglas Donaldson • Attilio Dorinzi • George Fagula • James Foley • Albert Frazier • John Friel • John Gaspar • James Gatian • Earl Henderson • Austin James • Edward Jefferson • Allen Jack Jones • Basil Reed Lafferty • Harold Little • Edson McClain • John McGee • John McGee, Jr. • Everett Marshall • Sam May • Homer Mayfield • Kermit Mayfield • Edward McCardle • Floyd Matheny • John W. Mitchell • Stuart Mills • Frederick Mongold • Harry Moody • A.P. Morris • Daniel Morris • Harlan Murphy • Harold Murphy • William Newhouse • Nick Nimcheck • Frank Powley • John Powley • Ronald Powley • William Shinko • Bruce Stone • Hoye Thompson • Russell Wade Turner • Delford Whetzel • Dennis Wolfe

Erected 2021 by Lynch Foundation • Monongalia County 4H

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is May 12, 1942.

Location. 39° 39.536′ N, 80° 0.486′ W. Marker is in Osage, West Virginia, in Monongalia County. It is on Scotts Run Road (County Road 19/25) near Number Three Hill (County Road 19/26), on the right when traveling south. The marker is a short walk south of the Scotts Run Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 461 Scotts Run Road, Morgantown WV 26501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Central West Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eleanor Roosevelt (here, next to this marker); Scott's Run Railway Co. (here,

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 14, 2021

2. They Counted Marker

Shown with other markers along the Scotts Run Trail.

next to this marker); Christopher No. 3 Mine Tragedy (a few steps from this marker); Music (a few steps from this marker); Bunny Hop (within shouting distance of this marker); Osage Spot (within shouting distance of this marker); Scotts Run / The First Shack (approx. ¾ mile away); Scott’s Run Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Osage.

Also see . . . Scotts Run Museum & Trail Website. Historical resources for Scotts Run, West Virginia. (Submitted on June 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.