9-11-2001 Memorial - Salem, Virginia - 9/11 Memorial Sites on Waymarking.com

In July 2015 the Old Virginia Brick Company was sold and this memorial was donated to the City of Salem. The Memorial was removed from it's original site and moved to the Salem Fire Department in Downtown Salem, Virginia. On September 11, 2015, the memorial was dedicated at it's new site.

Below is the original description for this waymark at it's original site. The coordinates for the original site are N37 17.048 - W80 06.046. The original site is closed to the public.

The 9-11-2001 Memorial was originally erected and dedicated by the owners, directors and employees of the Old Virginia Brick Company. The memorial feature two steel beams taken from the 33rd and 36th floors of the World Trade Centers North Tower. The beams stand on a concrete and brick foundation constructed by employees of Old Virginia Brick. An American Flag waves proudly from the top of the beams. The memorial stands at the center of a small memorial plaza on the grounds of the Old Virginia Brick Company in Salem, Virginia.

The is no charge for visiting the memorial and there is limited parking located at the site.

Date of Dedication: 04/28/2003 Name of organization that built the memorial: Old Virginia Brick Company Private or Public Monument?: Private Text on the memorial: Old Virginia Brick Company’s employees, officers, and directors dedicate this memorial to all the innocent people killed by the terrorists on September 11, 2011. These two beams are from the 33rd – 36th floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The following is the total number of innocent people that perished in each tragedy on 9/11: World Trade Center, New York, NY 2645 American Airlines Flight 11, New York, NY 87 United Airlines Flight 175, New York, NY 60 Pentagon, Washington, DC 125 American Airlines Flight 77, Washington, DC 59 United Airlines Flight 93, Pennsylvania 40 TOTAL 3,016 Three men on United Flight 93 led the other passengers heroically in an unarmed attack against the terrorists and forced the flight to crash in a field in Pennsylvania, giving their lives while saving thousands in Washington, DC. There were many heroic acts that fateful day. The New York City Firefighters, Emergency Medical Service Personnel and Police Officers Displayed extraordinary valor and the following gave their lives trying to save others: Firefighters and Emergency Medical Service 343 Police Officers 50 Other Emergency Responders 10 Physical address of memorial: 36 East Calhoun Street Salem, Va United States 24153 Website for more information: [Web Link] Additional coordinates: Not Listed

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