Downtown Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
United Airlines Flight 93
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 20, 2026
1. United Airlines Flight 93 Marker
Lauren, raised in Houston, departed the way she lived her life: strong, determined and courageous.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.
Location. 29° 45.768′ N, 95° 21.732′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Downtown Houston. It can be reached from Congress Street near Milam Street, on the left when traveling west. The text is etched into a paver in Lauren's Garden, in the northern corner of Market Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Milam Street, Houston TX 77002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lauren's Garden (here, next to this marker); The Houston Market Square Park Project (a few steps from this marker); Park Site Chronology (a few steps from this marker); Market Square Park Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Square Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kennedy Bakery (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall & Market House Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.
More about this marker. The paver this text is etched on is part of Lauren's Garden, a section of Market Square Park dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and honoring in particular Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, who was raised in Houston and died on Flight 93. A bust behind this paver depicts Grandcolas.
Regarding United Airlines Flight 93. Lauren Catuzzi
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 20, 2026
2. Lauren Grandcolas bust at Lauren's Garden
The bust is just behind the paver about Flight 93. Grandcolas was 3 months pregnant with her first child when she died on September 11, 2001.
On September 11, 2001, the 38-year-old Grandcolas was three months pregnant with her first child and returning to her home in California after attending her grandmother's funeral in New Jersey. She arrived early to the airport and was able to find a seat on Flight 93, which was earlier than her originally scheduled flight.
The flight was delayed by more than 40 minutes, and was not hijacked for more than 45 minutes after takeoff, around 9:30 a.m. After the flight was hijacked, Grandcolas attempted several phone calls from the back of the plane, and was able to leave an answering machine message for her husband that said there was a problem on the plane. After the hijackers routed the plane towards Washington, D.C. — they are believed to have been targeting either the U.S. Capitol or the White House — the passengers charged the cockpit. After a struggle, the hijackers purposely crashed the plane into a field in a remote section
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 20, 2026
3. Lauren's Garden
The paver is off camera, to the left and rear of this photo. At the center of the garden is a reprinting of the poem "The Summer Day," by Mary Oliver. The poem's text is linked below.
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Also see . . .
1. Lauren Grandcolas’ last words to her husband before Flight 93 crashed helped him find peace. From the Press Democrat newspaper. (Submitted on September 21, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Phone calls from Flight 93. An overview of calls made from Flight 93, compiled by the National Park Service. According to investigators, Lauren Grandcolas attempted five phone calls from one of the seat-back Airfones, but only the first one went through. During that call, she left an answering machine message for her husband Jack at their home in California.
Excerpt: "When United Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked, thirteen passengers and crew members responded by placing phone calls to the authorities, to United Airlines, and to their family members and friends. According to the FBI, thirty-seven phone calls were placed from on board Flight 93 between 9:28 when the plane was hijacked until the time of the crash at 10:03. Thirty-five of these calls were made on the Airfones located on the back of the seats in the last nine rows of the plane. Credit card records reveal the time of the call, Airfone caller’s name, the number or numbers dialed, the duration of the call, and the row from which the call was placed. These phone records were entered as evidence during the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui in 2006. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, the series of calls from the flight provided vital information both to the ground and to the passengers."(Submitted on September 21, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
