9/11 Memorial - Town of DeWitt NY
N 43° 02.767 W 076° 03.008
18T E 414469 N 4766471
Quick Description: 9/11 Memorial made from a Steel Column from the World Trade Center, Also buried beneath are 343 pieces from the Trade Center.. Dedicated on 9/11/02.
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 9/7/2008 7:14:51 PM
Waymark Code: WM4MPN
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Long Description:
In November 2001, a group of people in DeWitt embarked upon a project to obtain a piece of debris from the World Trade Center to create a memorial to the victims of 9/11. They were able to obtain a battered and twisted steel column, 21 feet high weighing approximately 6 tons. The force of the collapse and intense heat bent the column causing it to list about four degrees in the direction it fell. The steel plates jutting from the side where the floor supports were attached were cut free with a torch to release it from other wreckage. Bronze plaques are mounted on this area. The top is crowned with a sculpture of two textured stainless steel flames representing the twin towers of the WTC signifying light and hope for the future – two beacons of freedom, reminders that united we stand.
Date of Dedication: 09/11/2002
Name of organization that built the memorial: DeWitt 9/11 Memorial Fund
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Text on the memorial:
This steel column was part of the wreckage from the World Trade Center Complex destroyed by a terrorist attack on the United States of America September 11, 2001
We dedicate this monument to all those people who lost their lives on that fateful day which changed the world forever
September 11, 2002
"343"
The number of pieces of rubble placed here for each fire service member who gave the ultimate sacrifice to those placed in harms way.
Each piece taken from the WTC debris first fallen and broken now placed together forever entombed in their honor.
In remembrance of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001
EAST SYRACUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Physical address of memorial:
DeWitt Town Hall
5400 Butternut Drive
East Syracuse, NY USA
13057
Additional coordinates: N 43° 02.772 W 076° 03.008
Website for more information: [Web Link]
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