The "Lest We Forget" 9/11 Memorial - Point Lookout MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Where's George
N 36° 36.885 W 093° 14.362
15S E 478595 N 4052164
Located just south of the Point Lookout Fire Department station, this touching memorial includes a small piece of steel from one of the two WTC towers.
Waymark Code: WM13N56
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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From the College of the Ozarks website -

The "Lest We Forget" 9/11 Memorial features a World Trade Center column which stands as a memorial to the 2,996 lives lost on September 11, 2001 in New York City, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. Known as "St. Michael's 37" (in honor of 37 Port Authority officers killed), the column and flanges resemble the body and wings of an angel.

An article from a local radio station about the unveiling of the memorial can be found here (visit link)
Date of Dedication: 09/11/2015

Name of organization that built the memorial: College of the Ozarks

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Text on the memorial:
Lest We Forget 9-11-01 This World Trade Center (WTC) column stands as a memorial to the 2,996 lives lost on September 11, 2001. Known as "St.Michael's 37 (in honor of 37 Port Authority officers killed), the column and flanges resemble the body and wings of an angel. It now stands as a memorial to those whose lives were lost in New York City, The Pentagon, and the fields of Pennsylvania. Included in this number are two young men from the Ozarks - John Charles Willett (Walnut Shade; in the World Trade Center) and Craig Scott Amundson (Hartville; in the Pentagon).


Physical address of memorial:
College of the Ozarks
100 Opportunity Ave
Point Lookout, MO USA
65726


Website for more information: [Web Link]

Additional coordinates: Not Listed

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