Avalon in Cape May County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 25, 2024

1. Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated September 11, 2012
By the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Avalon

The Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza was created to be a sculptural place for pause and reflection.... ..to honor the memory of the lives lost on that tragic day in 2001.

This beam was salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It rises 9'-11" above the Plaza, and leans toward Manhattan at 9 degrees, 11 minutes. The sloping wall sits 9'-11" from the beam and represents the ebb and flow of life, love and water. The bronze inlays depict the timeline of major events of that fateful day, and are located to correspond with the shadow pattern cast by the beam every September 11th.

All that is good will endure...

Erected 2012 by Mayor and Council of the Borough of Avalon.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.

Location. 39° 6.124′ N, 74° 43.053′ W. Marker is in Avalon, New Jersey, in Cape May County. It is on Dune Drive, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 Dune Dr, Avalon NJ 08202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Jersey’s Jersey Shore.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: September 11 Memorial Plaza (here, next to this marker); Veterans Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Summer Sanctuary (approx. one mile away); Avalon Cottage (approx. one mile away); Let There Be Light (approx. one mile away); Welcome to the Avalon Dune and Beach Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Why All the Stumps? (approx. 1½ miles away); The Disappearing Forest (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avalon.

Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 25, 2024

2. Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza Marker wide view

Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza Beam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 25, 2024

3. Avalon September 11th Memorial Plaza Beam

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.