After 9/11, cities and towns across the country received steel from the fallen Twin Towers. Chosen from an application process, cities and towns had to agree they would use the Ground Zero steel in memorials and public displays.
Other World Trade Center steel became part of the official 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero, and 7.5 tons went to build the bow of the Navy ship USS New York. New York City sold 175,000 tons of the remaining steel scrap.
Here's where a database of the pieces in New England: https://tinyurl.com/tnxd97sw
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We want to thank Renee Smith for sharing this video of a beached minke whale at Rocky Neck in Gloucester last night. NOAA and the Gloucester Harbor Master escorted the whale to the open ocean after residents helped to free it.
We want to thank Renee Smith for sharing this video of a beached minke whale at Rocky Neck in Gloucester last night. NOAA and the Gloucester Harbor Master escorted the whale to the open ocean after residents helped to free it.
We want to thank Renee Smith for sharing this video of a beached minke whale at Rocky Neck in Gloucester last night. NOAA and the Gloucester Harbor Master escorted the whale to the open ocean after residents helped to free it.