Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office 9-11 Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 4, 2025

1. Rutherford County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office 9-11 Memorial Marker

Inscription. This monument memorializes those who died or were injured on September 11, 2001. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and volunteer supporters created it as a memorial to the 2,977 people killed and more than 6,000 injured in the September 11th attacks.

Our local community responded to this project with donations of materials, volunteer construction and the sale of inscribed brick pavers. The Memorial was dedicated on September 11, 2011, marking the 10th Anniversary of the attacks.

The 3,000 pound I-beam is from the North Tower of the World Trade Center. It points directly at New York City. The three posts supporting the tilted beam represent the 343 New York City firefighters, the 71 law enforcement officers, and 8 emergency medical services personnel killed saving others.

The four planter urns represent the airplanes that crashed that day and the passengers onboard American Airlines Flight #11 into the North Tower; United Airlines Flight #175 into the South Tower; American Airlines Flight #77 into the Pentagon; and United Airlines Flight #93 brought down in Shanksville, PA after passengers diverted

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the jet from its deadly path to Washington D.C.

“The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.”

– New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Erected 2011 by Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.

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. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.

Location. 35° 50.222′ N, 86° 24.691′ W. Memorial is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Detention Drive 0.1 miles west of New Salem Highway (Tennessee Route 99), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 940 New Salem Hwy, Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and

Rutherford County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office 9-11 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 4, 2025

2. Rutherford County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Office 9-11 Memorial

specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Benevolent Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Railroad & Fortress Rosecrans (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lunette Thomas (approx. 0.9 miles away); Murfreesboro During the Civil War (approx. 0.9 miles away); L & N Caboose (approx. 0.9 miles away); Haynes Museum (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rawlins Tractor Shed (approx. 0.9 miles away); Living Under the Guns (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.