Watauga Fire Department 911 Memorial - Watauga, TX
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A steel beam from the WTC erected as a memorial by the Watauga Fire Department.
Waymark Code: WM12B2K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2020
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A steel beam from the World Trade Center in New York City stands erect in front of the Watauga Fire Department's central fire station, flanked on one side by the United States Flag and on the other by the Flag of the State of Texas. This memorial honors all who died in the collapse of the Twin Towers, the firefighters and police in particular. The memorial was dedicated on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Date of Dedication: 09/11/2011
Name of organization that built the memorial: Watauga Fire Department
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Text on the memorial:
Salvage from the World Trade Center, this steel stands as a memorial to the 2976 people including: 343 FDNY firefighters, 23 NYPD Police Officers, and 37 Port Authority Police Officers who perished that fateful day, September 11, 2001.
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, at yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
-Thucydides
Physical address of memorial:
5909 Hightower Drive
Watauga, TX USA
76148
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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