SHANKSVILLE, Pennsylvania — Visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial are getting a first look at artifacts that have spent years inside the park’s storage collection. The National Park Service wants to offer a more personal glimpse into the lives of the 40 passengers and crew members killed on Sept. 11, 2001.The new displays are part of park enhancement projects funded by a $2.3 million anonymous donation made through the National Park Foundation.“The only thing they asked was to enhance the visitor experience leading up to 9/11,” said Stephen Clark, superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania. “When visitors come here to Flight 93, they feel the spirit of not only the 40, but all 2,977 of those individuals and remember what happened that day, and to come together, continue to be united for our great country.”
Park enhancements with meaning
From the Memorial Plaza below to the Tower of Voices above, much of the money has already been spent on 13 separate projects, all aimed at preserving the memorial and enhancing the visitor experience.
Memorial Plaza has been enhanced and the Wall of Names has been cleaned ahead of the 9/11 25th commemoration. (Amy DeLaura/Washington Examiner)
