Stonycreek Township near Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
America Attacked!
Flight 93 National Memorial
| | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | |
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016
1. America Attacked Marker
On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four commercial U.S. airliners that are departing from East Coast airports. The terrorists fly two jet airliners into the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City and a third aircraft into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. A fourth aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, crashes into an open field near rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing all on board. The four aircraft strikes kill nearly 3,000 people, the deadliest attack on American soil by any foreign nation or terrorist group.
Aboard Flight 93
Alerted to the events at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the forty unarmed passengers and crew of Flight 93 take quick and determined action. Their revolt prevents Flight 93 from reaching the terrorists intended target.
Evidence later reveals that the target is most likely the U.S. Capitol, where the Senate and House of Representatives are in session. Flight 93 crashes less than 20 minutes flying-time from Washington, D.C.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. This memorial has been replaced by another memorial nearby.
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Regionally, this memorial was in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Threat in the Air (here, next to this marker); America Attacked (here, next to this marker); "In the cockpit. If we don't, we'll die!" (here, next to this marker); Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (a few steps from this marker); Since September 11 (a few steps from this marker); The Investigation (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Crash Site and Debris Field (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stoystown.
Other markers no longer nearby. Mayday! (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); We're going to do something. (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Investigation (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this memorial. This
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016
2. America Attacked! Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The new marker: America Attacked, without the exclamation point and revisions to the text.
October 15, 2016
3. America Attacked!
A local resident 1.5 miles away, took this photo within minutes after Flight 93 crashes.Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016
4. U.S. Capitol
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 24, 2024
5. Three markers in the Memorial Plaza
All three of the markers in this 2024 photo, including America Attacked in the front, are post-2016 replacements of original markers, featuring revised titles, text and layouts.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,249 times since then and 16 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week September 10, 2023. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on April 24, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
