Remembering: Our 9/11 Museum, World Trade Center Site Photos

September 11, 2022

The images are burned in our minds. The sight of two planes crashing into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

The site where the towers fell is a quiet spot in lower Manhattan that is home to 9/11 Memorial.

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The Memorial remembers and honors the 2,983 people who were killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. The design, created by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, consists of two reflecting pools formed in the footprints of the original Twin Towers and a plaza of trees. The Museum displays monumental artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning and recovery that are central to telling the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks and the aftermath.

The Museum’s mission is to bear witness to 9/11. This place of violence is resurrected into a place of peace; a safe gathering place to mourn, comfort, heal and think.

In late August, we took our NorthEscambia.com cameras to New York to bring you a look at the museum and reflection pools.

For a photo gallery, click or tap here.

Quick facts:

  • There are 2,983 names on the 9/11 Memorial, honoring the 2,977 people killed at the three attack sites on September 11, 2001 and the six people killed in the February 26, 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center.
  • The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 people. 2,753 people were killed in New York, 184 people were killed at the Pentagon and 40 people were killed on Flight 93.
  • The largest loss of life of rescue personnel in American history occurred on September 11, 2001. 343 FDNY firefighters, along with 37 Port Authority Police Department officers and 23 New York Police Department officers, were killed. In total, 441 first responders representing over 30 agencies died on 9/11.
  • The Memorial pools stand in the footprints of the Twin Towers. Each pool is one acre in size. There are 413 swamp white oak trees on the Memorial plaza, and one callery pear tree known as the Survivor Tree.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “Remembering: Our 9/11 Museum, World Trade Center Site Photos”

  1. Mike J. on September 12th, 2022 11:10 am

    Former FBI agent John O’Neill was killed in the attacks, hired as security director for the World Trade Center just a few weeks before 9/11. He left the agency because of strong disagreements with the FBI directors on how to deal with Bin Laden and terrorists in Yemen. He knew they would try again, but didn’t realize they would use planes. Also don’t forget that not all of the 9/11 victims were American. Many people from European, South American, North African, and Pacific countries were also killed.

    Never Forget!

  2. Anne on September 11th, 2022 9:04 am

    Begging God’s continued Blessings upon this United States of America.
    Today, as we remember the horrible cowardly terrorist attacks on Our Nation we must Always Stand United as One.
    While we have our differences, our similarities are the glue that bonds us together.
    God Bless this United States of America.

  3. Steve on September 11th, 2022 8:18 am

    Thank you for sharing these photos. I truly don’t think I could visit there without completely breaking down in tears.

    Again,
    THANK YOU!

  4. Mike on September 11th, 2022 1:56 am

    Maybe today america can come together instead of politics and racial divide let’s remember the ones who died. Not only our brave first responders who fearlessly went into the fray and some did not come out alive but let’s also remember the loved ones of countless family’s of all colors, religious beliefs and political views that lost lives that day as well. God bless everyone and never forget and tell new generations so they will know a piece of our history be it ever so tragic cause history is important. I remember where I was do you?

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