COLUMBUS – As it has every year since 2002, the west lawn of the Ohio Statehouse has been decorated with nearly 3,000 small American flags, each one representing a victim of the terrorist attack on 9/11.
9/11 Memorial, West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse: Open to the public 7:00 p.m. Sept. 7 until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12.
The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, HandsOn Central Ohio and the Ohio Department of Public Safety have partnered to display the 2,977 U.S. flags that comprise the memorial. The flags represent the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack 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.
Governor John Kasich and other dignitaries presided over a ceremony inaugurating this year’s memorial on the west steps of the Statehouse Thursday afternoon, followed by the installation of the flags by volunteers.