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Stonycreek Township near Stoystown in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Since September 11

Flight 93 National Memorial

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

 
 
Since September 11 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 24, 2024
1. Since September 11 Marker
Inscription. In the attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorists target prominent symbols of the United States to create fear and a feeling of vulnerability in the American people. News of the attacks is met with disbelief, sorrow, and anger, followed quickly by a renewed sense of unity and patriotism that sweeps across the country. American servicemen and women deploy to Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East and along with U.S. intelligence personnel, hunt the terrorists of al-Qaeda. Though Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda is killed in 2011, the fight against the terrorists continues.

The Flight 93 Memorial
In towns throughout the country, daily routines return, but indelible memories of that day and those lost remain. Memorials are constructed at the site of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in cities and small towns across the nation. Here in Shanksville, people from across the United States join together to create a national memorial-a permanent tribute to the extraordinary courage of 40 ordinary people. The serene fields, wooded groves, and rolling hills that bore witness to such violence, are now a lasting
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testament to the courage of the passengers and crew of Flight 93. Follow this walkway to their final resting place.
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 AttacksParks & Recreational AreasWar, 2nd IraqWar, Afghanistan. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
 
Location. 40° 3.039′ N, 78° 54.096′ W. Marker is near Stoystown, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Stonycreek Township. It can be reached from Ring Road. The marker is in Memorial Plaza at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stoystown PA 15563, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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
Since September 11 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 25, 2024
2. Since September 11 Marker
The marker is in the center of this photo, near the tree.
least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Investigation (a few steps from this marker); Threat in the Air (a few steps from this marker); America Attacked (a few steps from this marker); "In the cockpit. If we don't, we'll die!" (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crash Site and Debris Field (about 500 feet away); Overlooking History (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stoystown.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. The Investigation (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); “We're going to do something.” (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); America Attacked! (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Mayday! (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Flight 93 National Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, April 24, 2024
3. Flight 93 National Memorial
This photo, taken from the Flight Path Overlook next to the visitors center, offers a panoramic view of the crash site. A boulder in the green field behind the memorial marks the spot where Flight 93 crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, about ⅓ of a mile from where this photo was taken. To the left of the field is a small structure that is part of the Memorial Plaza; historical markers describing Flight 93 and its aftermath is to the left of that structure.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.   3. submitted on May 3, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
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