Hoboken To Hold Annual 9/11 Interfaith Memorial Service: 2017

HOBOKEN, NJ — The City of Hoboken will host its annual September 11th Interfaith Memorial Service on Monday, Sept. 11. The service will take place at 6 p.m. on Pier A, next to the recently completed Hoboken 9/11 Memorial in the northwest area of the park.

According to a city news release, 56 Hoboken residents lost their lives during the attacks on September 11, 2001.

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City officials stated:

“The memorial is aligned in the direction of the World Trade Center site and includes a steel beam base with a glass panel for each of the 56 Hoboken residents lost on that day. Each panel is engraved with a name and is illuminated at night. The memorial is located within the grove of ginkgo trees which are also aligned with the World Trade Center that were planted in 2002 as a living memorial. The perimeter of the grove includes steel plates on the ground engraved with quotes from those who were there on that fateful day.”

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