First Tower of 9/11 Memorial Constructed

First tower of 9/11 memorial constructed
Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers

KAUKAUNA — A project in the works for more than three years to commemorate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is taking shape.

The first of two towers to be erected at the Dousman Street WTC 9/11 Pen-t Memorial site in Green Bay received final touches this week at Bassett Mechanical. The second stainless-steel tubular tower will go through a manufacturing process in the next week.

The structures, 30 feet long by 24 inches wide, will be installed May 16, with a dedication ceremony June 1 in Green Bay.

In the early stages of the projects, the Calumet County-based nonprofit organization WTC 9/11 Pen-t Memorial Inc. secured two tons of debris from World Trade Center site in New York. At Green Bay, a 36-inch-long piece of WTC debris will be mounted on the front side of the memorial base.

The towers will sit on a pentagon-shaped base measuring 15 feet wide by 4 feet high. It will contain granite-faced stone slabs with the engraved names of the 3,030 victims.