Public Memorial Bell - 9/11 Memorial Place of Reflection - Chestnut Branch Park - Mantua (Sewell), NJ - Bells on Waymarking.com

This is a really nice, out of the place to reflect on life and remember those whose lives were taken early. There is an approximate quarter mile walk from the parking lot down a tree-lined path to the memorial. A huge beam from the Trade center sits in the center of the memorial. The beam is in the middle of a circle with landscaping and a grove of mature poplars on the outer part and a path running through the middle leading to a flag with another memorial plaque at its base. There is also a black bell on the outer rim as well as some wooden benches. There's a small, smooth black marker at the base of the steel beam which reads, This twisted I-beam from the World Trade Center is a reminder to all of the tragedies that unfolded September 11th, 2011. There are also three specific tablets placed on the outer circumference of the memorial for Nicholas W. Brandemarti of West Deptford Twp., John Rodak of Mantua Township and Perry Thompson of Monroe Twp., all who died as a result of the terror attacks.

The Gloucester County Times ran an article on the unveiling which can be found SOURCE as well as other local news outlets. The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony was a joint commemoration with Glassboro, Paulsboro, Mantua and Harrison honoring the three aforementioned county residents killed in the 2001 attacks.

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