Hallowed Ground: How Flight 93 Memorial Landscapers Honor the 40 Heroes

Hallowed Ground: How Flight 93 Memorial landscapers honor the 40 heroes

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., relies on year-round maintenance by National Park Service staff and volunteers to care for the hallowed ground where 40 passengers and crew members died 25 years ago. The site, which was previously a deep-strip coal mine, has been transformed into a place of [...]

Flight 93 Memorial Rebuilds 40 Groves Two Feet Deep in New Soil

National Park Service crews are rebuilding the 40 groves at Flight 93 National Memorial that define the field where United Airlines Flight 93 came down near Shanksville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, with nearly 700 dead or declining trees out of the ground since April 2024. Today marks 25 years since the world changed, and the […]