Lima in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Allen County 9/11 Memorial

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Allen County 9/11 Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

1. Allen County 9/11 Memorial Marker

Inscription. On September 11, 2001, terrorists took the lives of 2,977 innocent people in attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

This memorial, dedicated on September 11, 2025, by the Allen County 9/11 Memorial Foundation, honors the victims, their families, and the heroism of first responders. Embedded within are authentic artifacts: steel from the World Trade Center, limestone from the Pentagon, and a stone from Shanksville.

May all who visit pause to reflect, honor, and remember.

Erected 2026 by America 250-Ohio Commission. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the America 250: Ohio Commission, and the World Trade Center Beams series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.

Location. 40° 44.239′ N, 84° 6.214′ W. Marker is in Lima, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of East Elm Street and South Union Street (Ohio Route 65), on the right when traveling west on East Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 E Elm Street, Lima OH 45801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The steel before you was recovered from Ground Zero in New York City

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(a few steps from this marker); The limestone before you was recovered from the western facade of the Pentagon in Arlington, VA (a few steps from this marker); The boulder before you was recovered from the debris field in Shanksville, PA (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Madelon's Way (about 400 feet away); Oliver's / Boilermaker Restaurant & Grill (about 700 feet away); Allen County Memorial Hall (about 700 feet away); Rhode State College - Borra Center (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.

Also see . . . Lima's Local History Hunt. (Submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Allen County 9/11 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 25, 2026

2. Allen County 9/11 Memorial

America 250-Ohio Commission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by America 250-Ohio Commission

3. America 250-Ohio Commission

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 30, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.