Construction begins on Miners Memorial Park in Sheppton

SHEPPTON – Construction has begun on a new park in Sheppton, memorializing the Sheppton Mine Disaster of 1963.

Crews from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services were on site Thursday working on the new park at Pine and Center Streets in the village.

East Union Township Supervisors approved building the park earlier this month.

The park has been several years in the making, Supervisors Chairman Kyle Mummey said at the time.

The property will feature a parking area, a lighted gazebo, and a large marker commemorating and remembering the disaster.

“This was a major part of our history in Sheppton,” Mummey said earlier this month.

Mericle is building the park at no cost to the township.

The Sheppton Mine Disaster occurred in 1963 when a mine cave-in trapped David Fellin, Henry Throne, and Louis Bova. After a two-week rescue effort, Fellin and Throne were saved. Bova was lost in the disaster.

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