The cross section of the Tower of Voices at Shanksville, Pa., is a “C” shape designed to allow sound to reflect outwardly from the open side in a fan-shaped pattern.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, left their mark on the nation's psyche, changed the course of its history and produced far-reaching effects that will be felt for years to come.
But 9/11 also left physical marks on the nation's landscape: the memorials in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa.
In New York, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, to give it its official title, is located at 180 Greenwich St., the former location of the twin towers.
Conducted by a nonprofit institution whose mission is to raise funds for and operate the site and museum programs, the memorial is a forest of swamp white oak trees with two square reflecting pools in the center marking where the twin towers stood.
The underground museum has artifacts from 9/11, including steel from the twin towers.
This memorial has special meanings for some Butler County residents such as retired Delta Air Lines pilot Scott Kerr of Butler.
Kerr was grounded in Los Angeles because of the ban on flights in American air space in the wake of the attacks.“My attention quickly turned to my sister. She was living and working in Manhattan. Her office was in the shadows of the World Trade Center in the financial district,” said Kerr.Kerr said his sister heard and felt the impacts of the jets hitting the towers but didn't know what was happening until her building was evacuated.<b> A portion of this story is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. To read the full story about Kerr and others, please subscribe at butlereagle.com. </b>
Ceremonial Gate, Wall of Names, and Flight Path, Chuck Wagner, Wall of Names and Flight Path, The Wall of Names, 40 inscribed white marble panels, honors the passengers and crew. Visitors are encouraged to explore the subtle details of the Wall of Names. The black granite walkway marks a portion of the flight path. At the wooden Ceremonial Gate, visitors can look down the flight path to the impact site. NPS PHOTO
The 9/11 Memorial and museum is shown on the evening of Sept. 27, 2017, in New York City. JIN LEE PHOTO
the Tower of Voices is conceived as a monumental, ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, representing the forty passengers and crew members that died when Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville.
The West Overlook provides the first full view of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York CIty looking into Foundation Hall. The Last Column is at center. THINC DESIGN PHOTO
Each Memorial Unit at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial is a cantilevered bench, a lighted pool of flowing water, and a permanent tribute, by name, to each victim, in one single element. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Each memorial bench is made of stainless steel and inlaid with smooth granite. Each Memorial Unit is also specifically positioned to distinguish victims who were in the Pentagon from those who were on board American Airlines Flight 77. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Mourners place flowers and pictures in the name cut-out of Kyung Hee (Casey) Cho at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in New York. Americans are commemorating 9/11 as a new national crisis in the form of the coronavirus pandemic reconfigures and divides anniversary ceremonies. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Yachiyo Kuge touches her son’s name, at the Wall of Names following the September 11th Flight 93 Memorial Service at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the attacks. Toshiya Kuge was one of the 40 passengers and crew who were killed on Flight 93. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The Tribute in Light rises above the lower Manhattan skyline, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, as taken from Bayonne, N.J. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
