Cal Expo 9/11 Sacramento CA
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sbcamper
N 38° 35.710 W 121° 26.080
10S E 636317 N 4273015
On the grounds of the State Exposition. Inside the gates and behind building 2. Originally only the floating sphere with all 2000+ names was here and a beam from the North Tower.
Waymark Code: WM62R4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2009
Views: 9
A disaster team went to NYC from Sacramento and was there for several weeks. They as well as the victims were on everyone's mind.
Cal Expo is off the I-80 and extends east. The fairgrounds extend about one mile.
There is also an iron beam of the twisted metal from the WTC. 125,000 pounds of steel.
The polished marble, floating sphere (four ft. wide) with names of those killed engraved on it. The sphere weighs 5,180 pounds. Over one million people visited this by 2002. Larry and JoAnn Davis, fair managers, worked to ccordinate other donors to add other details. There are now reflecting twin towers, over 30 feet high; a bell tower with 23 singing bells and inscription; a Pentagon memorial; a Pennsylvania flight 93 memorial (pilot Jason Dahl, 1 psg. Thomas Burdette; a flag semi circle with 7 standards; signing that reflects the event. Mr. Davis died in 2006.
One sign points out that there were 343 fire and paramedic personnel.
23 NY PO. 38 other uniformed employees. 37 NY & NJ Port Authority personnel; and the 157 people on the aircraft.
Name of organization that built the memorial: Larry Davis and other interested donors.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Text on the memorial:
All 2000 + names are engraved on the 8 foot marble globe. There are names on the Pentagon memorial and around the Pennsylvania memorial.
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Physical address of memorial:
Exposition Av
off I-80
Sacramento, CA U S
95825
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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