Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Strike Against the Pentagon

American Flight 77

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 26, 2025

1. Strike Against the Pentagon Marker

Inscription.

Strike Against the Pentagon. American Flight 77. The Pentagon Washington D.C. Started in 1941 . Completed in 1943 . Cost $83 Million. Strike Against the Pentagon Hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport crashes into the Pentagon less than an hour after the attacks against the World Trade Center in New York. Extensive casualties and an unknown number of fatalities are reported in the terrorist attack that leaves the Pentagon with extensive damage., Timeline of Attack 1. At 9:38 a.m. The hijacked Boeing 757 crashes on the helicopter landing pad adjacent to the Pentagon, on the west side of the complex. Eyewitnesses report seeing a 50-to 60-foot fireball at the point of impact, followed by plumes of smoke, which could be seen for miles. 2. Immediately after the attack, wounded are carried to the inner center courtyard. Secondary explosions are reported as the building is evacuated. 3. Military and medical personnel enter the building primarily through corridors 3 and 4 to reach the injured. Twice, rescue efforts are delayed by about 10 minutes when workers, hearing false reports of an impending second attack, pull back., Twice, rescue efforts are delayed by about 10 minutes when workers, hearing false reports of an impending second attack, pull back., Area of Impact The plane appeared to hit the Pentagon midway between corridors 4 and 5. Eyewitnesses report that the plane cut a wedge that extended past the C, D and E Rings of the building into the B Ring., South Parking Lot Staging area for medical personnel is established here. Rescue helicopters, ambulances and private cars are used to transport the injured to area hospitals., The Plane American Airlines Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles. Passengers: 58 Flight attendants: 4 Pilots: 2 Boeing 757 <, 155 ft, >, The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters of the Department of Defense. It is one of the worlds largest office buildings; the U.S. Capitol could easily fit inside any one of the five wedge-shaped sections. Approximately 24,000 employees, both military and civilian, work here. Area covered by building: 29 acres Area of center courtyard: 5 acres Number of floors: 5 Total length of corridors: 17.5 miles

The Pentagon
Washington D.C.
Started in 1941 • Completed in 1943 • Cost $83 Million
Strike Against the Pentagon
Hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport crashes into the Pentagon less than an hour after the attacks against the World Trade Center in New York. Extensive casualties and an unknown number of fatalities are reported in the terrorist attack that leaves the Pentagon with extensive damage.

Timeline of Attack
1. At 9:38 a.m. The hijacked Boeing 757 crashes on the helicopter landing pad adjacent to the Pentagon, on the west side of the complex. Eyewitnesses report seeing a 50-to 60-foot fireball at the point of impact, followed by plumes of smoke, which could be seen for miles.
2. Immediately after the attack, wounded are carried to the inner center courtyard. Secondary explosions are reported as the building is evacuated.
3. Military and medical personnel enter the building primarily through corridors 3 and 4 to reach the injured. Twice, rescue efforts are delayed by about 10 minutes when workers, hearing false reports of an impending second attack, pull back.

Twice, rescue

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efforts are delayed by about 10 minutes when workers, hearing false reports of an impending second attack, pull back.

Area of Impact
The plane appeared to hit the Pentagon midway between corridors 4 and 5. Eyewitnesses report that the plane cut a wedge that extended past the C, D and E Rings of the building into the B Ring.

South Parking Lot
Staging area for medical personnel is established here. Rescue helicopters, ambulances and private cars are used to transport the injured to area hospitals.

The Plane
American Airlines Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles.
Passengers: 58
Flight attendants: 4
Pilots: 2
Boeing 757
<—155 ft—>

The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the Department of Defense. It is one of the worlds largest office buildings; the U.S. Capitol could easily fit inside any one of the five wedge-shaped sections. Approximately 24,000 employees, both military and civilian, work here.
Area covered by building: 29 acres
Area of center courtyard: 5 acres
Number of floors: 5
Total length of corridors: 17.5 miles

Erected 2011 by Tallahassee and Leon County.

Topics and series.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 26, 2025

2. Strike Against the Pentagon Marker

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. 30° 27.003′ N, 84° 13.254′ W. Memorial is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is on Easterwood Drive 0.2 miles Weems Road, on the left when traveling east. Located in front of the American Red Cross building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1115 Easterwood Dr, Tallahassee FL 32311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leon County War on Terror Memorial

World Trade Center South Tower Steel Beam image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 26, 2025

3. World Trade Center South Tower Steel Beam

35,000 lbs., 11 ft.
Acquired in 2011 from
Port Authority of NY

(a few steps from this marker); The "Luraville Locomotive" (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named The Luraville Locomotive (approx. ¾ mile away); Under Cover of Corn (approx. 1.9 miles away); Goodwood (approx. 2.2 miles away); Goodwood Mansion (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hickory Hill Cemetery of Welaunee Plantation (approx. 2.3 miles away); Layfayette Land Grant (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . ‘It changed America’: Leon County holds 9/11 service to honor lives lost 23 years ago. (Submitted on June 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Tallahassee and Leon County Sept 11, 2001 Memorial Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 26, 2025

4. Tallahassee and Leon County Sept 11, 2001 Memorial Sign

The Attack on the Pentagon image. Click for more information.

via Naval History and Heritage Command, 2001

5. The Attack on the Pentagon

Naval History and Heritage Command website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 5. submitted on June 18, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.