WTC Beam & Column - Jersey City, NJ
Posted by: Metro2
N 40° 42.472 W 074° 03.317
18T E 579802 N 4506757
These 911 Memorials are on the first floor of the Liberty Science Center.
Waymark Code: WM9MCY
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2010
Views: 13
The Liberty Science Center is located at 22 Jersey City Blvd. in Liberty State Park. On the first floor, the Museum has an exhibit about skyscrapers...and within that exhibit are two separate displays of World Trade Center ruins. The first features a plaque that reads
"WTC COLUMN
This steel column served
as a support for one of the
two of the World Trade Center
towers. Its square base
indicates that it was located
in the building's foundation."
The second display's plaque reads:
"WTC BEAM
This steel beam was recovered from
the site of the World Trade Center
following the events of 9/11/2001.
Its severely distorted shape serves
to underscore the extremes of
temperature and pressure that
existed at the time of the collapse."
The given coordinates represent the entrance to the Museum.
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Text on the memorial: "WTC COLUMN
This steel column served
as a support for one of the
two of the World Trade Center
towers. Its square base
indicates that it was located
in the building's foundation."
The second display's plaque reads:
"WTC BEAM
This steel b
Physical address of memorial: 222 jersey City Blvd. Liberty Science Center Jersey City, NJ USA 07305
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Name of organization that built the memorial: Not listed
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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