Franklin Square in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Franklin Square September 11th Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 19, 2025
1. Franklin Square September 11th Memorial Marker
September 11, 2001
We will never forget
The community of Franklin Square
(Monument #2)
In loving memory of the first responders and community residents who lost their lives due to illness as part of the rescue and recovery operation at Ground Zero in the wake of the attacks on September 11, 2001
(Remaining Monuments)
Ex-Chief Robert J. DeAngelis Jr., Lakeview Fire Department Lieutentant Keith G. Fairben, Floral Park Fire Department Firefighter Lee Fehling, Wantagh Fire Department Ex-Chief Ronnie E. Gies, Merrick Fire Department Ex-Chief Brian C. Hickey, Bethpage Fire Department Firefighter EMT Glenn J. Winuk, Jericho Fire Department Ex-Captain George G. Howard, Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Captain Joseph G. Hunter, South Hempstead Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Jonathan L. Ielpi, Great Neck Vigilant Captain Thomas E. Jurgens, Meadowmere Park Fire Department Chief of Department Ronald T. Kerwin, Levittown Fire Department Ex-Captain Peter Langone, Roslyn Rescue Firefighter Robert Evans, FDNY Engine 33, Franklin Square community member Firefighter Michael Haub, FDNY Ladder 4; Former member, Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department Honorary Chief Thomas J. Hetzel, FDNY Ladder 13, Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department, Franklin Square Community Member Firefighter Michael V. Kiefer, FDNY Ladder 132, Hempstead Fire Department, Franklin Square community member Police Officer Ronald Kloepfer, NYPD-Emergency Service Squad No. 7, Franklin Square community member Salvatore Lopes, Sandler O'Neill & Partners, Franklin Square community member Jill Metzler, Aon Corporation, Franklin Square community member Brooke Rosenbaum, Cantor Fitzgerald, Franklin Square community member Ex-chief Thomas Langone, Roslyn Rescue Ex-Captain Richard T.
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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.
Location. 40° 42.022′ N, 73° 40.277′ W. Memorial is in Franklin Square, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from Naple Avenue just west of Claffin Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 861 Naple Avenue, Franklin Square NY 11010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 19, 2025
2. Franklin Square September 11th Memorial
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Square Veterans Monument (here, next to this marker); Franklin National Bank (approx. half a mile away); V.F.W. Frank P. Curry Jr. Post 2718 (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Stephens Orthodox Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Schoenlein-Mott House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Peter J. Herman House (approx. Ύ mile away); In Memory of Those who Perished on September 11, 2001 (approx. 1.1 miles away); West Hempstead 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin Square.
Also see . . . Firefighters lead Sept. 11 remembrance in Franklin Square.
Each year, the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Department hosts an annual remembrance ceremony in memory of those who died during the Sept. 11 attacks. The ceremony is hosted at the Sept. 11 Memorial in Rath Park and honors both first responders and civilians.(Submitted on November 2, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 19, 2025
3. Franklin Square September 11th Memorial
The two memorials are at the entrance to the plaza. The plaza contains a WTC steel beam, as well as memorial plaques dedicated to individuals lost during the attacks or to related illnesses.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 19, 2025
4. Franklin Square September 11th Memorial
The WTC Steel is the centerpiece of the memorial.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, October 19, 2025
5. Franklin Square September 11th Memorial
Some of the monuments that line the plaza, dedicated to individuals.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 2, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
