Granite Falls in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Granite Falls 9/11 Memorial

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 15, 2025

1. Granite Falls 9/11 Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Somerset County, PA • New York, NY • Washington, DC

09.11.2001
A Day Not To Be Forgotten

Erected by Alderwood Group.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the Alderwoods 09.11.2001 Memorials series list.

Location. 35° 47.866′ N, 81° 25.882′ W. Memorial is in Granite Falls, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is on Park Square east of South Main Street (Alternate U.S. 321), on the right when traveling east. Marker location is at the main entrance to Town Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 30 Park Square, Granite Falls NC 28630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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

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of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bank of Granite Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Rhodhiss Elementary School (approx. 1.3 miles away); L.P. Frans Stadium (approx. 4½ miles away); John Henry Moss (approx. 4½ miles away); Hickory Regional Airport (approx. 4½ miles away); P-3 Orion (approx. 4½ miles away); Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (approx. 4½ miles away); Grumman OV-1D Mohawk (approx. 4½ miles away).

Granite Falls 9/11 Memorial at the entrance to Granite Falls Town Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 15, 2025

2. Granite Falls 9/11 Memorial at the entrance to Granite Falls Town Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 30 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.