The Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department will be hosting the 18th anniversary 9/11 Memorial this year on Wednesday September 11th at 8:30 in the morning. The location will be at the Grand Traverse 9/11 Memorial Park located behind the Fire Administration Building at 897 Parsons Rd in Traverse City (Corner of 3 Mile/Parsons). The tentative Agenda can be…
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Today we have unveiled a newly re-designed website that better showcases not only the amazing memorial that has been constructed, but also the historical content from the artifact.
The 9/11 Artifact that Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department retrieved from New York, City in 2011 has been permanently placed behind the Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department Admin Office at 897 Parsons Rd, Traverse City MI 49686. This is located at N Three Mile Rd/Parson Rd in East Bay Township of Grand Traverse County. Below is…
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On Friday, April 8, 2011, Grand Traverse Metro Firefighters proudly transported a 9/11 artifact donated to the Department from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Draped in an American flag, this 3,100 lb piece of steel, recovered from the North Tower of the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001, arrived…
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