Staunton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 23, 2025

1. Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial Marker

Inscription.
This piece of structural steel was recovered from 1 World Trade Center, destroyed on September 11, 2001, in an act of terrorism.

Courtesy of the Port Authority of NY & NJ, it is displayed in memory of 2,752 victims including:

343 New York City Firefighters
37 Port Authority Police Officers
23 New York Police Officers
who lost their lives during one of the largest rescue missions in U.S. history

In memory of those who fell and those
who continue to serve, we pledge to keep
the spirit of their bravery alive and promise
We Will Never Forget

Erected 2011 by City of Staunton & Augusta County.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Disasters • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.

Location. 38° 9.266′ N, 79° 4.392′ W. Memorial is in Staunton, Virginia. It is at the intersection of North Augusta Street and Pump Street, on the left when traveling north on North Augusta Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 500 N Augusta Street, Staunton VA 24401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Staunton History of African American Schools (within shouting distance of this marker); Pannell’s Inn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Staunton History of African American Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Staunton History of African American Business Community (approx. 0.2 miles away); Staunton History of African American Freemasonry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis Creek Watershed (approx. 0.2 miles away); Staunton Military Alumni Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of Our Dead Heroes (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staunton.

Also see . . . Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial. (Submitted on June 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 23, 2025

2. Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial

List of First Responders Lost at the World Trade Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 23, 2025

3. List of First Responders Lost at the World Trade Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.