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In God We Trust, United We Stand, September 11, 2001 Memorial Garden (Beaumont)
Type of Memorial: Community Garden
Address: 6088 Babe Zaharias Drive
City: Beaumont
State: Texas
Country: United States
Open to Public: Yes
Description:
Purpose:
Director of the Beaumont Botanical Gardens and designer of the site Bob Whitman responded simply: "lest we not ever forget."
Reason site was selected:
It was an undeveloped piece of property right out front of the Gardens. Its location places it separate from the rest of the site, is publicly visible and isolated like a memorial island unto itself. The design is of a pentagon-shaped structure with three flagpoles and two bronze eagles at the entrance, two granite twin tower memorials, eight smaller towers, a bronze statue of a German Shepherd rescue dog,and red, white, and blue seasonal plantings. The blooming white myrtles are to represent doves and symbolize peace.
Events planned for site:
The dedication ceremony occurred nine months and eleven days after the attack and included: a performance by the Southeast Texas Symphony Quintet, an invocation by a Baptist minister, welcome by the Beaumont mayor, speeches by a congressman and members of the FDNY, flag raising by veterans and Boy Scouts, and a consecration of the soil from the crash sites. Annual memorial plantings are anticipated.
Do you believe your memorial is a sacred place?:
This memorial has soil from all three crash sites scattered amongst the soil and plants, making it hallowed ground.
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Contact: director@beaumontbotanicalgarden.com
Web Site: www.beaumontbotanicalgarden.com
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