Upper Hanover Township near East Greenville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
9/11 World Trade Center Memorial
Height: 1,368 and 1,362 feet
Ground Breaking: August 5, 1965
Opened: 1970-73: April 4, 1973 ribbon cutting
Destroyed: September 11, 2001
Latitude 40 Deg. 42'42.03" Longitude: -74 Deg O'45.51"
"Not just a piece of steel...
But a piece of our hearts."
[World Trade Center Steel Beam Remnant]
Dedicated September 11, 2010
Erected 2010 by Son's [sic] of the American Legion, Squadron 184.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Military.
Location. 40° 25.382′ N, 75° 31.521′ W. Marker is near East Greenville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Hanover Township. Memorial is on Gravel Pike (Pennsylvania Route 29) north of Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is on the grounds of American Legion Post 184. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 744 Gravel Pike, East Greenville PA 18041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Palm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hereford Furnace (approx. 2.3 miles away); Frank N.D. Buchman (approx. 2.8 miles away); Goshenhoppen (approx. 3˝ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Greenville.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.