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New Providence 9-11 Memorial

We Will Remember

 
 
New Providence 9-11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 21, 2009
1. New Providence 9-11 Memorial
Inscription. To the People of New Providence from the People of Flower Mound Texas, we offer this memorial as our solemn pledge to remember you.

Because of September 11, 2001, we unite in brotherhood to share your grief, offer strength in community and embrace hope for America's future.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 AttacksWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 40° 42.434′ N, 74° 24.232′ W. Memorial is in New Providence, New Jersey, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Academy Street and Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Academy Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: New Providence NJ 07974, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Academy / Old Borough Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Country’s Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); New Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Garrison-Dickinson-Genung House / Salt Box Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); New Providence Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); New Providence United Methodist Cemetery & Memorial Garden (approx. half a mile away);
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Bey's Boxing Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mount Vernon School (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Providence.
 
New Providence 9-11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 21, 2009
2. New Providence 9-11 Memorial
New Providence 9-11 Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 21, 2009
3. New Providence 9-11 Memorial
Note that two of the tiles of the first line of the inscription are reversed.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,488 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 21, 2026