May 30, 2002: Last piece of steel removed from Ground ZeroThe remains of all the other buildings in the World Trade Center were demolished. And finally, by the end of May, the last piece of steel was ceremonially removed. Rebuilding of the site could now commence.
What was the last piece of 9 11 steel?
Ultimately this beam became known as “The Last Column” and became a symbol of loss, remembrance and of the community at ground zero and was ceremoniously removed from the site on May 30, 2002, to mark the end of the recovery effort. The beam returned to the 9/11 Museum in 2009.
When were the Twin Towers removed?
May 30, 2002The collapse of the buildings left the site devastated. Thousands of volunteers came to Ground Zero to help with the rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts, and on May 30, 2002, the last piece of WTC steel was ceremonially removed.
Where did all the steel from the twin towers go?
Every day, hundreds of trucks carried rubble out of the site. Shortly after the attacks, New York City sold 175,000 tons of World Trade Center steel scrap to be made into something else. Some went to cities in the United States; about 60,000 tons went to companies in China, India, and South Korea.
Did McLoughlin survive 9 11?
John McLoughlin (born June 6, 1953) is one of two Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who survived after being trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.
When was the last piece of the Twin Towers removed?
Was the boat found at the 9 11 site?
In 2010, workers excavating the World Trade Center site discovered a 30-foot long section of the wooden vessel 20-30 feet below street level. A year later, they uncovered a three-foot section of the ship's bow.
Is there a ship under the Twin Towers?
Photo courtesy of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. New York City hosts many strange things. Perhaps one of the more remarkable discoveries was the shipwreck of a Revolutionary War-era vessel excavated from under the foundations of the World Trade Center at ground zero.
What happened to all the metal from 9 11?
Only a tiny portion of the World Trade Center's massive steel skeleton ended up in the Port Authority's archive: More than a million tons of debris ended up in a landfill in Staten Island, and the city sold 200,000 tons of structural steel in the international scrap metal market.
How long was John McLoughlin stuck?
22 hoursThe two men were eventually rescued after hours of painstaking work — Jimeno after 13 hours and McLoughlin after 22 hours.
What injuries did McLoughlin have?
McLoughlin suffered severe injuries when his lower body was crushed by debris from the two tower collapses. He became trapped in the rubble. For the duration of his confinement, McLoughlin did not lose consciousness. “The only thing I could move was my left hand,” he said.