Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
September 11 2001
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
1. September 11 2001 Memorial
The many who fought to save others
Memories never die
Erected 2005 by Montgomery County.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Military. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.
Location. 40° 6.929′ N, 75° 20.63′ W. Memorial is in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on Swede Street, on the left when traveling south. Memorial is adjacent to the county courthouse west entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Norristown PA 19401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Rittenhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Order of the Purple Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery County Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Selma (approx. one mile away); Gen. Andrew Porter (approx. one mile away); Hancock the Superb (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norristown.
More about this memorial. The eight foot tall bronze hands hold a twisted piece of I-beam from
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
2. September 11 2001 Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
3. September 11 2001 Memorial
County courthouse in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
4. September 11 2001 Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
5. September 11 2001 Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
6. September 11 2001 Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
7. Memorial Sculptor Sassoya Norton
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,084 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
