Town of Granby 9/11 Monument - Granby, CT
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An unusual 9/11 monument is located on a village green at Routes 10/202 and 20 - Salmon Brook Street and East Granby Road, Granby, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWD20
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2017
Views: 6
The events of September 11, 2001 are so ingrained in the memory of Americans that the Town of Granby created a monument without using any words, just images and numbers.
A 4' by 3' by 1' granite block rests on a 5' by 3' by 1' granite base. The block is incised with a pair of rectangles representing the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City which were flown into by airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists - American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. The rectangles are superimposed over a pentagon representing the Pentagon Building in Arlington, VA which was attacked by American Airlines Flight 77 that was hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists. The numbers 9 and 3 appear on either side of the rectangles representing United Airlines Flight 93 that was hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists and went down in Somerset County, PA.
Below are the emblems of three first responders:
Police - Emergency Medical Services - Firefighters
Name of organization that built the memorial: Town of Granby, CT
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Text on the memorial:
93
Physical address of memorial:
Village Green
Routes 10/202 and 20 - Salmon Brook Street and East Granby Road
Granby, CT United States
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
Website for more information: Not listed
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