The Flight 93 National Memorial is our nation's memorial to the passengers
and crew of Flight 93 who crashed their plane in this field in Pennsylvania. Flight 93 National Memorial - Shanksville, PA - 2018
Updated: 05/04/19
The Flight 93 National Memorial is our nation's memorial to the passengers
and crew of Flight 93 who crashed their plane in this field in Pennsylvania.
We visited the Visitor Center, Memorial Grove, Memorial Plaza, Wall of Names, Debris Field, crash site Bolder and Tower of Voices.
When the terrorist-hijackers took over the plane, passengers and crew began
phoning family, friends, and authorities to report the hijacking. They were told of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.
It was obvious that their plane was part
of the attack on our nation. Passengers and crew then made a collective decision to rush the
terrorists and try to retake the plane.
The displays in the Visitor Center Complex, on the hill above the crash site, tell the detailed story of Flight 93. The Visitor Center building holds exhibits, a viewing window, and a bookstore.
This model is placed outside the doors of the visitor center, the NPS Ranger
gives you an overview of the Memorial and answers question you might have about
the grounds. It acclimates the visitors to the 1,000 acre site.
Inside . . .
Views of Memorial Plaza area from the Visitors Center viewing window . . .
The
entrance to Memorial Plaza . . .
The Flight Path Walkway from the visitor center down to the
crash site.
We drove to the plaza and used their parking lot.
Impact location marked with large bolder.
Memorial Groves . . .
Each of the 40 Memorial Groves of trees has 40 tree.
Talk
by a ranger at the Memorial Plaza . . .
He passed around two photographs
for the audience to look at.
Leaving the Ranger's presentation, we walked the path along
the debris field.
Along the walk way are strips giving the time line of events of the attack.
The
walkway ends at the Wall of Names.
White
marble panels honor the passengers and crew . . ..
This large boulder has been placed at the edge of the Hemlock grove marking the
general location of the impact site. The FBI excavated the site and the crater
was later filled in at the direction of the coroner.
Placed around the entrance to Memorial Plaza are information panels. These
are an examples of some of them.
The Tower of Voices serves as a visual and audible reminder of the heroism of the forty passengers and crew. The tower is a ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes. At our visit, only the frame was complete, some of the chimes were installed but not operational.
The memorial is located in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, about 2 miles north of Shanksville, and 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
GPS address: 6424 Lincoln Highway, Stoystown, PA 15563
For more information: www.nps.gov/flni