9/11 Memorial - Port Jefferson, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
N 40° 56.805 W 073° 04.155
18T E 662514 N 4534640
This simple memorial to those lost on September 11, 2001, is located at a key intersection in the village of Port Jefferson, New York, on Long Island.
Waymark Code: WMMJ1B
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 10

This memorial to those lost on September 11, 2001, was commissioned by prominent Port Jefferson citizen George Wallis in June,2002, on land he owns on the corner of Routes 112 and 25A, or East Broadway and Wall Streets. There is a small brick plaza with landscaping and a bench with a nearby waterfall fountain and another bronze statue in memory of a young mother. It is across the street from the Port Jefferson-Bridgeport, CT, Ferry, with the Steamboat Restaurant as a backdrop.



IN ALL OUR DAYS
WE HAVE NEVER SEEN
A DAY LIKE THIS
9.11.01
IN MEMORY OF
ALL THOSE LOST


The memorial itself is a polished black seven-foot granite column topped by a six-foot gold leaf covered eagle. There is just a simple inscription on the granite column.

Date of Dedication: 06/01/2002

Name of organization that built the memorial: George Wallis

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Text on the memorial:
IN ALL OUR DAYS WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A DAY LIKE THIS 9.11.01 IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE LOST


Physical address of memorial:
East Broadway & Wall St.
Port Jefferson, New York United States


Website for more information: [Web Link]

Additional coordinates: Not Listed

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