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September 11th Memorial Forest (Quantico)
Dedicated to: The Victims of September 11th
Type of Memorial: Forest
Address: Whitehaven Road
City: Quantico
State: Maryland
Country: United States
Open to Public: Yes
Description:
Purpose:
To provide a living memorial for the victims, and to protect a forest for future generations of humans and animals.
Reason site was selected:
It was a public forest that was threatened by clear cutting. We felt it was ecologically better to protect existing trees than to plant new trees in memory of the victims.
Do you believe your memorial is a sacred place?:
Because it contains visions of both past and future. Because it was created with love.
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