ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - On this 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a local foundation announces a new location for a local memorial to remember that tragic day. The southeast corner of the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater, located at 128 E Spring St, Lima, OH 45801, will be home to the memorial.
911 Memorial Rendering- The southeast corner of the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater will be home to the memorial.
The Allen County 9/11 Memorial Foundation has been raising money to build the memorial. It will have artifacts from each of the three sites where nearly 3,000 people were killed by the terrorists.
"I think it's important that mostly that we remember all the lives we lost that day that we faced as a country. But also, I want to make it available for everybody to reflect on that day as well as the future generations," said Jeff Rosenbrock, president of the Allen County 9/11 Memorial Foundation.
9/11 Memorial Rendering: It will have artifacts from each of the three sites.
The foundation has raised $38,000 of the $60,000 needed to build the memorial. They hope to finish up fundraising this fall and break ground after the first of the year and dedicate the 9/11 memorial on September 11, 2025. You can make donations to the project through the Lima Community Foundation. Make sure you write 9/11 Memorial in the memo line. You can also make a secure donation at https://allencounty911memorial.org/.
You can also make a secure donation at https://allencounty911memorial.org/.
