September 11 Memorial Garden and Trail - Page 2
320 Morton Farm Lane
Athens, GA  30605
706-543-8786


Further down the path, take a left and you will see the first of 3 sculptures.
This sculpture honors those killed at the Pentagon.   There are 254 rocks outlining the sculpture. September 11 is the 254th day of the year. 
American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:43 A.M.  The five black beams represent the the five sides of the Pentagon.
The missing piece, now red, shows the fire at the site and sits on the bed of stones.  The black/gray rocks inside the Pentagon show the strength of our military and the American people.
There are 184 rocks in the middle of the sculpture representing the 184 people who lost their lives.

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