Flight 93 National Memorial

Volunteers Helped Make National Park Week A Success

Across the nation, people took to the national parks in late-April not only to visit, but also to roll up their sleeves. They worked on projects to improve the parks and help others learn about these special places.

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By NPT Staff - May 7th, 2012 3:00am

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Former President George W. Bush To Help Dedicate Flight 93 National Memorial

Former President George W. Bush will be on hand Saturday to help dedicate the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2011 3:00am

National Park Foundation Offers To Match, Up To $2 Million, Donations For Flight 93 National Memorial

With a need for $10 million to finish the Flight 93 National Memorial, the National Park Foundation is offering a match of up to $2 million with hopes of spurring private donations.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2011 2:15am

Flight 93 National Memorial Groundbreaking is Finally Scheduled

On November 7 some heavy hitters will join the Flight 93 families to help celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Can you hear the clock tick-tick-ticking toward that 10th anniversary dedication deadline?

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By Bob Janiskee - October 28th, 2009 5:00am

National Park Quiz 70: Bad

This quiz will find out how much you know about bad people, bad happenings, bad decisions, and other bad stuff in the national parks. Answers are at the end. Peeking may produce bad results.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 9:58am

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National Park Service Reaches Final Agreements To Obtain Land Needed for Flight 93 Memorial

A long, sometimes acrimonious, effort to secure land for the Flight 93 Memorial came to fruition Monday when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the government has reached agreement with all the affected landowners for the properties needed to build the memorial honoring those who died in the western Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2009 8:59am

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Update: Seizure Threat Accelerates Land Acquisition for Flight 93 Memorial

The Flight 93 National Memorial won’t be ready for dedication on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks if land acquisition efforts remain stalled. Interior Secretary Salazar will order seizure of the land if willing seller agreements cannot be reached by the end of this week.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 8th, 2009 6:15am

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Subsurface Mineral Rights Matter!

Should the NPS worry about mineral rights when the agency acquires park lands? You better believe it. Not owning subsurface mineral rights at Big Cypress National Preserve and Padre Island National Seashore has caused the agency a great deal of grief. At Flight 93 National Memorial, the NPS is determined to nip a potentially serious problem in the bud.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 10th, 2009 10:34am

Update: Deal Seems to Clear The Way For Construction of the Flight 93 Memorial

Land acquisition snags, private fund-raising shortfalls, and related problems long have plagued efforts to build the Flight 93 Memorial. But agreement finally has been reached between all parties on a deal that seems to clear the way for the project to move forward.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 25th, 2011 7:34pm

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Update: Land Acquisition Moves Flight 93 National Memorial Closer to Completion Target

A key land acquisition has moved the National Park Service and the Flight 93 Advisory Commission and Task Force closer to their goal of completing the Flight 93 National Memorial in time for the tenth anniversary of the fatal flight.

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By Bob Janiskee - November 3rd, 2008 12:24pm

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