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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26WM_flight-93-national-memorial_Somerset-PA.html
On the morning of September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked in a premeditated terrorist attack against the United States. Two of the planes were intentionally flown into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City; a th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20NT_great-crossings_Addison-PA.html
Since Indian days this was a major Youghiogeny River crossing place. In 1754 Washington's Virginians camped here. Braddock's army marched through here. The National Road bridged the river at this point in 1818.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2076_the-old-petersburg-toll-house_Addison-PA.html
The old Petersburg Toll House is the only hand-cut native stone toll house in Pennsylvania. It is an authentic reflection of the structure as it existed in 1835 when toll collection began. The interior with its original flooring and period furnish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2071_the-great-war-a-war-memorial_Addison-PA.html
In Honor
of those of Somerset
County who served
their Nation and the
cause of World Liberty
in the Great War
and in memory
of those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
Erected by Great Crossings Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Nov…
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…