McManus Memorial Park 9/11 Memorial - Astoria Heights, NY
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N 40° 46.040 W 073° 53.293
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A monument in Memory of the Port Authority employees who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001.
Waymark Code: WMC2YK
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2011
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Within Lt. Frank McManus Memorial Park, is this monument that honors the victims of 9/11 who were employees of the Port Authority. The monument is a large stone with a bronze plaque attached, in a memorial grove of trees. Every year on the anniversary of the attack, a candlelight memorial ceremony is held. 84 Port Authority personnel perished that day, 37 of whom were police officers.
Date of Dedication: 11/21/2003
Name of organization that built the memorial: A joint effort of the United Community Civic Association and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Text on the memorial:
In Memory of the 84 employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who lost their lives in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Physical address of memorial:
81st Street & Grand Central Parkway service road
Astoria Heights, NY United States of America
11370
Additional coordinates: N 40° 46.042 W 073° 53.293
Website for more information: [Web Link]
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