This project was paid for by very generous donations and lots of fund-raising.

Buy – A – Brick

Purchase a brick for $100 using the brick order form and personalize it with a message. This ensures your message will be permanently placed in the walkway leading up to the memorial. Please note that all brick orders recieved now will still be accepted, but will not be installed until after the dedication.

    Previous 9/11      Memorial

   Thank you to all that came out and supported this great event!!

                                       God Bless!!

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey took  requests back in 2009  for pieces of structural steel salvaged from the World Trade Center to be used in public memorials. Fire and Police officials, selectmen and residents  submitted a letter to the port authority to request two pieces of the steel for a new memorial to be built in front of Acton’s public safety building. The new design incorporates the previous memorial into the new one. It  honors the victims in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

The memorial  cost over $60,000. The project was  paid for by donations and fund-raising.

The old memorial honors Acton residents Amy Sweeney and Philip Rosenzweig who were both on American Airlines Flight 11,now  the new memorial recognizes public safety personnel. With the help of the Sweeney and Rosenzweig families along with the 9/11 Committee and an Engineer from Stamski and McNary we came up with a design that we all felt will be welcomed into the community. It brings a piece of history, reflection and dignity home to Acton.

The Ground Breaking took place on September 11, 2010 and was completed before and dedicated on  September 11, 2011. This was  the ten -year anniversary of the horrible day.

For questions regarding the memorial please contact the Acton 9/11 Committee:

Tom Matthews tom@tmatthews.net
Jon Stackhouse jstackhouse@acton-ma.gov
Eva Szkaradek eszkaradek@acton-ma.gov
Dan Silva dsilva@acton-ma.gov