Hampton in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
9-11 Memorial Sundial
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 9, 2013
1. 9-11 Memorial Sundial Marker
This steel recovered from Ground Zero is dedicated to the innocent victims of the attack on our country on September 11, 2001 and to all those who suffered responding to it.
Erected 2012 by The Citizens of Hampton.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks. In addition, it is included in the World Trade Center Beams series list.
Location. 40° 42.442′ N, 74° 57.356′ W. Memorial is in Hampton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Wells Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Hampton NJ 08827, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Park (a few steps from this marker); Hampton (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Anns Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hampton (Incorp. Since 1895) (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Lenape Village of Pelouesse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dusenbery Mansion House (approx. 0.9 miles away); New Hampton (approx. 0.9 miles away); Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 9, 2013
2. 9-11 Memorial Sundial
The "gnomon" of the sundial is a steel beam recovered from Ground Zero. The base is in the shape of the Pentagon.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 9, 2013
3. 9-11 Memorial Sundial
Plaques are placed to mark the time of the attacks.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 9, 2013
4. 9-11 Memorial Sundial - Plaques marking the timing of the attacks
From left to right:
American Airlines Flight 11 strikes North Tower at 8:46 A.M.
United Airlines Flight 175 strikes South Tower at 9:03 A.M.
American Airlines Flight 77 strikes the Pentagon at 9:37 A.M.
United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10:03 A.M.
Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 9, 2013
5. 9-11 Memorial Sundial
In recognition of the Hampton Emergency Squad who in the morning of September 11, 2001 responded to the attack at The World Trade Center
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 11, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
