Flight 93 National Memorial
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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The white marble Wall of Names positioned on the flight path
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| Location | Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°3′22″N 78°54′26″W / 40.05611°N 78.90722°WCoordinates: 40°3′22″N 78°54′26″W / 40.05611°N 78.90722°W |
| Area | 2,200 ha (8.5 sq mi), 1,000 acres (400 ha) federal |
| Established | September 24, 2002 |
| Visitors | 300,000 (in (since) 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
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Flight 93 National Memorial
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| Location | 6424 Lincoln Highway, Stoystown PA 15563, Shanksville vicinity, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Architect | Paul Murdoch Architects |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000272 |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2002 |
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 Flight 93 National Memorial,58:29, C-SPAN |
The Flight 93 National Memorial is located at the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked in the September 11 attacks, in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Shanksville, and 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The memorial was made to honor the passengers and crew of Flight 93, who stopped the terrorists from reaching their target by fighting the hijackers. A temporary memorial to the 40 victims was established soon after the crash, and the first phase of the permanent memorial was completed, opened, and dedicated on September 10, 2011. The design for the memorial is a modified version of the entry Crescent of Embrace by Paul and Milena Murdoch.
A concrete and glass visitor center was opened on September 10, 2015, situated on a hill overlooking the crash site and the white marble Wall of Names. An observation platform at the visitor center and the white marble wall are both aligned beneath the path of Flight 93.
Of the four aircraft hijacked on September 11, Flight 93 is the only one that did not reach its intended target, presumed to be the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Several passengers and crew members made cellular telephone calls aboard the flight and learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. As a result, the passengers and crew members decided to mount an assault against the hijackers and wrest control of the aircraft. The plane crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, about 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., killing all 39 civilians, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer, and four terrorists aboard.
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