Middlebury Township in Elkhart County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 28, 2026

1. 9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial Marker, Side One

Inscription.
FDNY - 343
NYPD - 23
PAPD - 37
EMS - 9

Honor the fallen

This Bradford pear tree is a seedling born from the only tree to survive the attacks at the World Trade Center

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 41° 40.581′ N, 85° 42.381′ W. Memorial is in Middlebury, Indiana, in Elkhart County. It is in Middlebury Township. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and Bristol Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. This memorial is just south of the Middlebury Township Fire Department station and just north of the intersection North Main Street and Bristol Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 177 N Main Street, Middlebury IN 46540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

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.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middlebury World War II Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Dan West (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vernon H. Krider (approx. 0.2 miles away); Krider Nurseries (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Tuffs Memorial

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Bonneyville Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chief Shipshewana Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebury.

9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 28, 2026

2. 9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial Marker, Side Two

9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Daniel Barriball, March 28, 2026

3. 9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial in context

Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2026, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Daniel Barriball of Chesterton, Indiana. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.