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Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial

 
 
Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022
1. Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial
Inscription.
Memorial dedicated on September 11, 2013, by the Aberdeen Heritage Trust and City of Aberdeen

This memorial is dedicated to the civilians, police, and firemen killed on September 11, 2001, in attacks on America. This piece of steel was recovered from the World Trade Center, New York City, New York. This memorial is a reminder to all that "Freedom is never free".
 
Erected 2013 by Aberdeen Heritage Trust and City of Aberdeen.
 
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. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
 
Location. 39° 30.661′ N, 76° 9.838′ W. Memorial is in Aberdeen, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Centennial Lane west of Howard Street, on the right when traveling west. The memorial is located in Festival Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Aberdeen MD 21001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aberdeen Proving Ground Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 2008 Restoration of P.B. & W. Railroad Crossing and Later Pennsylvania Railroad Watchman's Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); “The General’s Highway” (about 600 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Aberdeen Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aberdeen Proving Ground (approx. Ό mile away); Hall’s Cross Roads (approx. 0.3 miles away); James B. Baker House (approx. half a mile away); ENIAC (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdeen.
 
Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022
2. Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial
Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022
3. Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial
Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022
4. Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial
Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022
5. Aberdeen 9/11 Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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