Clear Lake in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
"Never Forget"
Artifact #I-0007a
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 18, 2025
1. "Never Forget" Marker
This World Trade Center steel memorial is dedicated on September 11, 2012 to the memory and honor of the 343 firefighters, 60 law enforcement officers, and 3094 citizens that lost their lives on September 11, 2001 in New York City, at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and on Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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, 2012.
Location. 43° 8.344′ N, 93° 22.741′ W. Marker is in Clear Lake, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County. It is at the intersection of North 8th Street (Business Interstate 35) and 2nd Avenue North on North 8th Street. Marker/memorial is outside the Clear Lake Fire Department building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 N 8th St, Clear Lake IA 50428, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clear Lake Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Iowa and the Battle of Pleasant Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clear Lake in the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Clear Lake in the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens J. P. Richardson (approx. half a mile away); Surf Ballroom (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clear Lake.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 18, 2025
2. "Never Forget" Marker
Outside the Clear Lake Fire Department building
Photographed by Jason Voigt, June 18, 2025
3. "Never Forget" Marker
Close-up of the artifact, which is part of the fountain display
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
