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Berwick in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

9/11 Memorial

 
 
9/11 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2019
1. 9/11 Memorial Marker
Inscription.

Dedicated to all firefighters, police officers,
EMS workers and all others
who lost their lives to the tragic events of
September 11, 2001
and all those who carry on.

These metal fragments are
from remains of the Twin Towers that
imploded in the September 11, 2001 disaster.

The artifacts were incorporated into
this memorial by Colin James Hill
Eagle Scout from
Berwick Troop 9 Boy Scouts of America


 
Erected 2016.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 AttacksMan-Made FeaturesPatriots & PatriotismWar, Afghanistan. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
 
Location. 41° 3.153′ N, 76° 14.504′ W. Memorial is in Berwick, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Mack Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street. Memorial is on the Reliance Fire Company No. 1 grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 3rd Street, Berwick PA 18603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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 marker: Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heimbach Park (about 500 feet
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away); Stuart Tank (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edith Emaline Orvis (approx. half a mile away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Gene Harvey (approx. half a mile away); Berwick Founder, Settlers, and Pioneers (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berwick.
 
9/11 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2019
2. 9/11 Memorial Marker
9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2019
3. 9/11 Memorial
9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Remnants image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 2, 2019
4. 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Remnants
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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