World Trade Center/Pentagon Memorial - Salem, OR
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Bandmaster
N 44° 53.553 W 122° 57.318
10T E 503529 N 4971015
Hard to believe? It may be one of the best kept secrets in the Capital City of Oregon. No need to travel to New York City or Washington D.C.,to see six actual artifacts taken from the 9/11 disaster,use your GPS and the waymark coordinates.
Waymark Code: WM22JM
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2007
Views: 58
The "World Trade Center/Pentagon Memorial in Salem, Oregon" is on permanent display in a location that you would least expect it to be. It's on display in a building that my wife and I had no idea existed, and we have lived in Salem, Oregon for over 30 years! Even when you see the photograph of the location, you most likely will not recognize it. I'm not going to tell you where it is; I'm going to let you find it at the coordinates given for this waymark site.
Artifact 1: It was 27 feet long. It was a floor beam. It was bent into a giant fishhook when the building collapsed from the center to the outside.
Artifact 2: This is a section off the base of Tower 1. It was where a main tower support beam was connected to a giant rubber bushing, used to help the building "flex" to withstand wind pressure.
Artifact 3: This strap was used only in the towers to support mechanical systems in some crawl spaces. Only the towers used this type of strap.
Artifact 4: It is a floor beam from above the 50th floor.
Artifact 5: It is a proprietary alloy used nowhere else in the world. That is the reason the towers reflected sunliht and city lights as they did.
Artifact 6: This artifact is from the Pentagon. It is a piece of limestone fascia from the outer wall near where the aircraft impacted.
The Pentagon fascia is all limestone; it is 5 inches thick and is placed in sections 4 feet high by 6 feet wide.
Disaster Date: 09/11/2001
Memorial Sponsors: Lt. William D. O'Neil - Marion County Fire District No. 1 - Grand Safety Station
Parking Coordinates: N 44° 53.553 W 122° 57.318
Disaster Type: Sociological
Date of dedication: Not listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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