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Montco will move its 9/11 memorial to Norristown ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attack

On Sept. 1, Montgomery County will move its 9/11 memorial to Elmwood Park in Norristown to make it more accessible to the public in advance of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack.

Flags decorate names inscribed at the 9/11 Memorial before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks last year.
Flags decorate names inscribed at the 9/11 Memorial before the start of a ceremony commemorating the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks last year.Read moreSeth Wenig / AP
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Montgomery County will move its 9/11 memorial to Elmwood Park in Norristown on Sept. 1 in advance of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack.

The goal is to make the memorial more accessible for county residents and visitors than it is at its current location at the county’s emergency operations center in Eagleville, Jamila H. Winder, chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, said in a statement.

The monument, which was commissioned by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in 2003, was created by sculptor Sassana Norton, who used an I-beam from the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the 18-foot monument honoring victims and first responders. It was erected at the Montgomery County Courthouse in September 2005 and then moved to the Eagleville campus in 2021 due to courthouse construction.

Members of the public are invited to watch the procession of the memorial starting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 1. The monument will travel from Eagleville through Lower Providence and West Norriton Townships to Elmwood Park in Norristown. The procession will be accompanied by a Norristown Police Department motorcycle escort as well as other first responders and representatives from across the county.

A rededication ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Elmwood Park.

“Norristown is proud to host the County’s 9/11 Memorial in Elmwood Park,” Rashaad Bates, president of Norristown Municipal Council, said in a statement. “We are honored to provide a permanent home where residents can gather to remember, reflect, and pay tribute to those whose lives were forever changed on September 11.”

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