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September 11 Terrorist Attack Print Page
02-January-2015
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The plaque commemorates the New York firefighters and police officers who were killed in September 11, 2001 in the Twin Towers terrorist attack.
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. A total of 411 emergency workers died as they tried to rescue people and fight fires. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) lost 340 firefighters, a chaplain, and two paramedics.
Location
Address: | Faraday Street, Ravenswood Fire Station, Ravenswood, 7250 |
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State: | TAS |
Area: | Foreign |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.42148 Long: 147.18175 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Terrorism |
Actual Event Start Date: | 11-September-2001 |
Actual Event End Date: | 11-September-2001 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 11th September, 2002 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MARavenswood Fire Brigade
Remembers the 343 firefighters and 60 Police Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty at New York`s World Trade Centre
September 11th 2001
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au