Near West Portal in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Huczko Memorial Fields
Our September 11, 2001 Hero
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 7, 2010
1. Huczko Memorial Fields Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Heroes.
Location. 40° 40.025′ N, 75° 3.141′ W. Memorial is near West Portal, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It can be reached from Vliet Farm Road. Marker is located in Heritage Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Asbury NJ 08802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, specifically in Central Jersey, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Portal (approx. one mile away); Bethlehem Township Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Bloomsbury Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hannah's Rock (approx. 1.4 miles away); West Portal Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bloomsbury Catholic Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jersey Barriers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Jugtown Mountain (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Portal.
Regarding Huczko Memorial Fields. From The Officer Down Memorial Page website:
Officer Stephen Huczko was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims
this page online
On the morning of September 11, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed two of four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After the impact of the first plane, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the first tower unexpectedly collapsed due as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The second tower collapsed a short time later. 71 law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/15788-police-officer-stephen-huczko-jr.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 7, 2010
2. Huczko Memorial Fields Marker
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 7, 2010
3. Sign on westbound SR-173 at Vliet Farm Road
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
