Central City in Merrick County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

9-11 Memorial Clock

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

1. 9-11 Memorial Clock Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the memory of all those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 with special recognition to 1973 Central City High School Alumni Monte McCullough Hord who died on the 104th floor of the World Trade Centers north tower. May God be with them and their families.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.

Location. 41° 6.977′ N, 97° 59.971′ W. Memorial is in Central City, Nebraska, in Merrick County. It is on 16th Street (Lincoln Highway) (U.S. 30) east of 16th Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker and clock are located beside the sidewalk, overlooking the Heber Hord house. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1505 16th Street, Central City NE 68826, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Nebraska, in the Platte River Valley,

and in Greater Grand Island.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heber Hord House (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honoring All Who Served (approx. 0.8 miles away); EC-121 Shoot Down Incident (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lone Tree (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Mormon Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chapman Cemetery GAR Marker (approx. 10.7 miles away); Clarks Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Central City.

Also see . . . Montgomery McCullough Hord. Mr. Hord, 46, of Pelham, N.Y., was a partner and vice president for institutional equities at Cantor Fitzgerald. He and his wife had three children: an 8-year-old daughter, Molly, and 7-year-old twins, Sophie and Jack. (Submitted on September 12, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Monte McCullough Hord image. Click for full size.

2. Monte McCullough Hord

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

3. 9-11 Memorial Clock Marker

(looking northeast • Heber Hord house in background)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

4. 9-11 Memorial Clock Marker

(looking northwest • Herber Hord carriage house in background)

9-11 Memorial Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

5. 9-11 Memorial Clock

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.