What are some fun facts about the Flight 93 Memorial?

The wind-activated chimes vary in sizes of 5 to 10 feet and each has a unique pitch that contributes to the collective tune. The tower serves as both a visual and audible reminder of the heroism of the 40 passengers and crew members of United Flight 93.



The Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is a place of deep symbolism and architectural precision. One "fun" (or fascinating) fact is that the Tower of Voices, which stands 93 feet tall, contains 40 wind chimes—one for each of the passengers and crew members who perished. Each chime is tuned to a different tone to create a unique "discordant harmony" when the wind blows. Another fact is the Wall of Names, which consists of 40 polished marble panels that follow the exact flight path the plane took in its final moments. The memorial site itself was previously a reclaimed strip mine, and the design was chosen through an international competition that received over 1,100 entries. Additionally, a massive 17-ton sandstone boulder marks the actual point of impact in the "sacred ground" area, which is off-limits to the public. Visitors can also see the "Hemlock Grove," where many original trees still bear scars from the explosion. The memorial is designed so that the sun sets directly behind the Wall of Names on the anniversary of the crash every September 11th.

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The fact remains the same: Flight 93 was the only one that day that took no additional lives on the ground.

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The hijackers inside the cockpit are heard yelling No! over the sound of breaking glass. The final spoken words on the recorder were a calm voice in English instructing, Pull it up. The plane then crashed into an empty field in Stonycreek, Pennsylvania, about 20 minutes' flying time from Washington, D.C.

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Any plane debris there was mixed with hundreds of floors of concrete and steel, office furnishings and materials, and bodies — all of which complicated the case, investigators have said. Flight 93 wasn't lost to the crash. It was just buried, McCall said.

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Tim Lambert's family owned part of the tree-filled land where Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Tim Lambert, weary from a long day of reporting on Sept. 11, 2001, checked his answering machine.

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Mohammed indicated in a 2002 interview with the Doha-based Al Jazeera News Network that the intended target of Flight 93 had been the United States Capitol Building located in Washington, DC.

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The plane crashed in an open field next to a wooded area in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania at 10:03:11 am. The nearest town is Shanksville. Flight 93 struck the ground at a 40 degree angle almost upside down, hitting right wing and nose first, at a speed of between 563-580 miles per hour.

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In 2020, the final 40 chimes were hung and dedicated in the tower as a tribute in sound to forever commemorate the voices of the 40 heroes. Flight 93 National Memorial is a place to be inspired by the courageous actions of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, and a place of peaceful reflection.

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In what likely was his dying act Flight 93 pilot and hero Jason Dahl managed to push a button which, unbeknownst to the hijackers, caused everything said in, and all sounds from near the cockpit to be broadcast. And of course, there were some 30 phone calls were placed from Flight 93 that day.

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Somerset County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,129. Its county seat is Somerset. The county was created from part of Bedford County on April 17, 1795, and named after the county of Somerset in England.

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Message left by Lauren Grandcolas from United 93. Grandcolas's name and her unborn child are memorialized on Panel S-68 of the South Pool of the National September 11 Memorial.

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The oldest passenger on Flight 93, Hilda Marcin was traveling to spend the winter with her daughter in California. Marcin grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, married, and had two daughters.

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Just four minutes after Flight 93 departed, hijacked Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:03 a.m., a second hijacked plane, Flight 175, hit the South Tower. At 9:37 a.m. hijacked Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.

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