COLUMBUS – The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will be remembered in many ways this weekend, including a memorial flag display on the west lawn of the Ohio Statehouse.
The 9/11 Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse: West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse, open to the public from 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, until 5:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12.
The display will open with a short program Thursday afternoon on the west steps of the Ohio Statehouse, featuring representatives from the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, HandsOn Central Ohio and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.
After the program, volunteers from across central Ohio will install the 2,977 American flags that comprise the memorial.
The flags represent the 2,977 victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93. When seen from above, the design represents the World Trade Center towers, with a space in the shape of the Pentagon and an open strip representing the field in Pennsylvania.
The memorial is similar to those placed on the Statehouse lawn since 2002.