Stonycreek Township near Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Search for Evidence
Flight 93 National Memorial
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Sean Flynn, April 24, 2024
1. The Search for Evidence Marker
Inscription.
The Search for Evidence. Flight 93 National Memorial. Key evidence in the investigation of the September 11 terrorist attack was recovered at the Flight 93 site. FBI teams launched the investigation while State Police provided security. Mining company buildings, since removed, became their command post. The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army supported this temporary city of more than 1,500 people from 70 federal, state, and local agencies. Recovered weapons, belongings, and the "black box" recordings linked the Flight 93 hijackers to the international terrorist network, al Qaeda. While the intensive onsite investigation was completed in 13 days, the global investigation of the September 11 attack continues.
Key evidence in the investigation of the September 11 terrorist attack was recovered at the Flight 93 site. FBI teams launched the investigation while State Police provided security. Mining company buildings, since removed, became their command post. The American Red Cross and The Salvation Army supported this temporary city of more than 1,500 people from 70 federal, state, and local agencies. Recovered weapons, belongings, and the "black box" recordings linked the Flight 93 hijackers to the international terrorist network, al Qaeda. While the intensive onsite investigation was completed in 13 days, the global investigation of the September 11 attack continues.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. 40° 3.32′ N, 78° 54.393′ W. Marker is near Stoystown, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Stonycreek Township. The marker is located at the Flight 93 National Memorial. It is on the pathway between the Visitors Center and the Memorial Plaza. It is about a ¼-mile hike from the bathrooms building near the Visitors Center, and about ½ a mile hike from the Wall of Names. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stoystown PA 15563, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The marker sits in front of the oval driveway that represents one of the last remnants of the mining company buildings that were on the site.
The Memorial Plaza and, beyond it, the impact zone of Flight 93 are behind and below the ridge and trees in the background of this photo.
Photographed By Sean Flynn, April 24, 2024
3. The Search for Evidence Marker
The Flight 93 Memorial's Flight Path Overlook is in the distance beyond the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2024, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
