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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WFI_the-investigation-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
Minutes after the crash, first responders arrive on the scene, along with the Pennsylvania State Police. The September 11 attacks generate the largest investigation in FBI history. The primary goal of the investigation is to recover sufficient evi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEQ_we-re-going-to-do-something-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
Aboard Flight 93, one terrorist claims to have a bomb strapped to his waist. The crew and passengers are forced to the back of the plane and ordered to be quiet. Using Airfones from the seat backs in the rear of the plane and cellphones, p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WDM_mayday-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
The day begins with a cloudless, bright blue sky over the mid-Atlantic states. Seven crew members assigned to Flight 93 prepare for the early morning nonstop flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California. Thirty-three passengers are…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WDB_america-attacked-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four commercial U.S. airliners that are departing from East Coast airports. The terrorists fly two jet airliners into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City and a thir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WCL_september-11-2001-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
The distant Laurel Mountains are outlined against a cloudless, blue sky. The weather is mild, but few people are outdoors. Many sit stunned and horrified in front of their televisions, watching the World Trade Center and the Pentagon burn. America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WCG_a-field-of-honor-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
A Common Field This land is first settled in the late 1700s. For a century and a half, much of the area remains wooded, with cultivated fields and pastures surrounding a few scattered farmhouses and barns. Beginning in the 1950s, mining reshap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WC8_flight-93-national-memorial-historical_Stoystown-PA.html
September 11, 2001 10:03 AM United Airlines Flight 93 crashes into a field two miles ahead of you, shattering the quiet of the Pennsylvania countryside. Those who rush to the scene look on in disbelief at charred trees and a smoldering crater. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15K4_flight-93-national-memorial_Stoystown-PA.html
The Western Overlook is where the world first came to make sense of the story of Flight 93. On September 12 and for days after, the media lined up along the ridge on the left of this overlook, broadcasting images of the crash site area across the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15JW_flight-93-national-memorial_Stoystown-PA.html
On September 11, 2001, at 10:30 am, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the field in front of you, killing all 40 passengers and crew members, as well as the four terrorists who hijacked the aircraft. The plane came over the hill behind you and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14TR_forbes-road_Stoystown-PA.html
A fortified supply depot known as the Stony Creek encampment or fort was a little north of here. The route then leads north to the foot of Laurel Hill, the site of Tomahawk camp.
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