Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
9-11 Memorial
Photographed by Erik Hulse, November 4, 2012
1. 9-11 Memorial
The view of the Main Panel with Panel 3 on the right side.
The two beams, retrieved from Ground Zero in New York City, are actual beams that were part of the World Trade Center. Standing side by side the beams represent the World Trade Center North and South Towers and are oriented as they stood in New York City prior to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. The beams remain untouched and in the same condition after the Towers fell. The beams stand 13 1/2 feet tall, representing a 1/100th scale of the World Trade Center Towers.
Surrounding the two beams is a pentagon shaped bench representing the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., also attacked on September 11, 2001. The 1/100 scaled sized bench is oriented in the same direction as the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The northwest part of the bench was purposely defaced to indicate the area where the Pentagon was hit by American Airlines Flight 77.
Located in the area between the beams and the bench are actual limestone pieces from the damaged Pentagon randomly placed to represent the fallen debris from the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon.
The signs indicate the time and location where the structures were struck, the time of the United Airlines Flight 93 crash in Shanksville, PA, and the time when the World Trade Center North and South Towers collapsed.
Terrorist Attacks Killed More Than 3,000 Americans
and Threatened Our Mighty Nation,
In the Autumn of 2001,
These Beams Were Salvaged From
the Wreckage of the Twin Towers
of the World Trade Center in New York
and Stand in Remembrance
as Symbols of Strength and Honor.
The Citizens of Lafayette Parish
Join in Remembering Those Who Perished in
the World Trade Center,
the Pentagon,
American Airlines Flights 11 and 77
and United Airlines Flights 93 and 175.
We Will Not Forget.
Dedicated by the Lafayette Consolidated Government,
September 11, 2002
the foundations of our biggest buildings,
but they cannot touch
the foundation of America.
These acts shatter steel,
but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve."
George W. Bush, President
des attaques terroristes ont tu้ plus de 3,000 Am้ricains
et ont menac้ la force de notre pays.
Pendant l'automne de 2001,
on a extrait ces solives du
carnage des double tours du
Centre Mondial de l'Echange เ New York,
elles sont mont้es ici en souvenir
comme symboles de la force et de l'honneur.
Les citoyens de la Paroisse de Lafayette se
joignent เ ceux qui se souviennent des morts
dans le Centre Mondial de l'Echange,
dans le Pentagon,
et sur les vols American Airlines 11 et 17
et United Airlines 93 et 175.
On n'oubliera jamais.
D้di้ par le gouvernement consolid้ de
Lafayette, le 11 septembre 2002.
les fondations des plus grands batiments,
mais elles ne peuvent pas toucher
la fondation de l'Am้rique.
Ces actes peuvent briser le fer,
mais ils ne peuvent pas r้duire la force de la d้termination am้ricaine".
George W. Bush, President
Erected 2002
this page online
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.
Location. 30° 13.502′ N, 92° 1.058′ W. Memorial is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It is at the intersection of East Congress Street and Polk Street, on the left when traveling north on East Congress Street. The memorial is located on the northwest corner of the Parc Sans Souci Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lafayette LA 70501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At
Photographed by Erik Hulse, November 4, 2012
2. 9-11 Memorial
The view of Panel 2 on the front side and Panel 5 in French on the left side.
Photographed by Erik Hulse, November 4, 2012
3. 9-11 Memorial
The view of Panel 3 on the front side and Panel 4 in French on the right side.
Photographed by Erik Hulse, November 4, 2012
4. 9-11 Memorial
The view of the Pentagon shaped bench with the defaced mark (right side) on the bench to show where Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. The random limestone blocks around the memorial are actual fallen blocks from the damaged Pentagon.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
