Urbana in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

9/11 Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018

1. 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact Marker

Inscription. 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact Steel recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001 courtesy of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and is displayed in memory of 2,752 victims including:

343 New York City Firefighters
37 Port Authority Police Officers
23 New York City Police Officers

The Rotary Club of Urbana established the Freedom Grove 9/11 Memorial to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 during the four coordinated terrorist aircraft attacks on the United States of America, including:

184 lives lost when American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon.

40 lives lost when passengers and crew sought to overtake control of their aircraft, United Airlines Flight 93, in mid-flight to save Washington D.C. from impending attack. These American Patriots, who selflessly afforded protection to the most iconic and cherished symbols of American democracy, perished when their aircraft crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Five elements to the 9/11 memorial as described by Mike Major, the artist 1. Limestone cornerstones mark the 208' footprint of one tower.
2. Ripples in the earth represent the powerful impact of the fall and how the event reverberates today.
3. The circle beneath the beam represents the globe, relationships, the circle of life and embraces the beam.
4. Inspired by the US flag, the stars created from steel represent the Twin Towers and the spirit of ingenuity.
5. The beam symbolizes our journey together. This beam is twisted. This beam is tormented. It has been through a horrific tragedy. It now represents our spirit, our will to embrace faith, hope, and freedom. It lies down no more. It does not lean over. It stands tall with America.

Erected 2011.

Topics and series. This

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memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Architecture • War, 2nd Iraq. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.

Location. 40° 5.507′ N, 83° 45.393′ W. Memorial is in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign County. It is on U.S. 68 just north of Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Urbana OH 43078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alicia Nicole Titus (within shouting distance of this marker); Alicia Nichole Titus (within shouting distance of this marker); The Underground Railroad in Champaign County / Lewis Adams

Five elements to the 9/11 memorial as described by Mike Major, the artist Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018

2. Five elements to the 9/11 memorial as described by Mike Major, the artist Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Champaign County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Champaign County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Champaign County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Champaign County 11 September 2001 & Iraq War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Champaign County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018

3. 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact Marker

9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2018

4. 9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.