On September 11, 2001, flight 93 crashed north of Somerset County with 45 people aboard. The flight was coming from Newark, NJ and headed to San Francisco. The crash occurred at 10 am, following the attacks in Washington DC and New York City. There is a temporary memorial at the crash site, a former strip mine that is now a grassy field surrounded by woods.
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A salute to the brave
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The support for our fallen Americans was indescribable
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After the tragedy, America still stands tall
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The crash site almost three years later. The site remains protected and visitors are not allowed to get closer than this point.
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The Somerset County Police maintain the Memorial and have an officer on site twenty-four hours a day. *
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An image of the site taken almost immediately after the crash.
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One of the many plaques representing the victims of Flight 93's bravery and courage
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This area had recently been a strip mine.
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May their souls rest in peace *
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They have gone but they are not forgotten
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One of the many Flight 93 memorials
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A quarter mile from the crash site, strip mining of coal continues throughout this area.
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Mementos from the first responders to the site.
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Their souls live on
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