Washington Township near Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pentagon, Arlington VA

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022

1. Pentagon, Arlington VA Marker

Inscription. Just after 8:50 AM, shortly after the first plane struck the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 77, traveling from DC to LA, was hijacked and steered off-course. At 9:37 AM, the aircraft, flown by 5 hijackers, flew into the west side of the Pentagon. Military fighters scrambled too late to intercept the flight. Impact caused partial floors to collapse. Nearly 25,000 were evacuated. Fires persisted for weeks, yet the Pentagon reopened two days later. The 6 crew and 53 passengers of Flight 77 and 125 people in the Pentagon died.

Erected 2012 by Washington Township.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.

Location. 39° 44.317′ N, 77° 31.075′ W. Memorial is near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. It is on Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) west of Skiway Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12011 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro

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PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Responders (here, next to this marker); Twin Towers, New York City, NY (here, next to this marker); Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA (here, next to this marker); 9-11 Tribute Future Message (here, next to this marker); 9-11 Tribute (here, next to this marker); World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Henry Harbaugh (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Trolley Line (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022

2. Pentagon, Arlington VA Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.