Weirton in Brooke County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
September 11, 2001 Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2020
1. September 11, 2001 Memorial
In memory of those who perished September 11, 2001 during the Attack on America
Steel Beams from the World Trade Center New York City
Weirton Steel Corporation presented these World Trade Center steel beams to the Brooke-Hancock Veterans Memorial Park in memory of the victims of September 11, 2001.
The corporation retained these three World Trade Center beams for this memorial and recycled the remainder of them in its steelmaking process.
May these beams keep alive the memory of those who perished and remind us of life's fragility, the need to be vigilant, the freedoms we share and the need to defend those freedoms.
Erected 2002 by Weirton Steel Corporation.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.
Location. 40° 23.433′ N, 80° 35.633′ W. Memorial is in Weirton, West Virginia, in Brooke County. It is on Military Drive just south of Marshaling Yard Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, and in 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Frank E. Evans DD-754 (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Army Experimental Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War (within shouting distance of this marker); William "Bill" Courtney (1950 - 2010) (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Department World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hancock County / Brooke County (approx. half a mile away); All Saints Greek Orthodox Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); James J. Andrews (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weirton.
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2020
2. September 11, 2001 Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
