Kensington in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
9-11 Memorial KVFD
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
1. 9-11 Memorial KVFD Marker
From the Point of Impact on the Facade of the Pentagon, damaged by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. We remember the 184 Citizens who sacrificed their lives there that day so that we may live in freedom. We salute the KVFD units and the rest of the country who responded to this tragedy.
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. 39° 1.807′ N, 77° 4.56′ W. Memorial is in Kensington, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Connecticut Avenue (Maryland Route 185), on the right when traveling south. At the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Station #5. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Photos of Historic Kensington (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edith Throckmorton (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clum-Kennedy Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Millstone From Alfred Ray's Property (approx. half a mile away); Newport Mills (approx. half a mile away); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge Abutment (approx. half a mile away); Kensington Cabin (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kensington.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
2. 9-11 Memorial KVFD Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
3. 9-11 Memorial KVFD Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
4. 9-11 Memorial KVFD Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
5. Twisted Steel from the World Trade Center
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
6. Stone from the Pentagon Facade
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
7. Kensington VFD
9-11 Memorial
9-11 Memorial
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2014
8. Kensington Volunteer Fire Department
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 28, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
