09/11/2026
Winslow was the first town to receive remnants of the World Trade Center when retired Winslow Councilwoman Dee Rodriguez discovered that wreckage from the Twin Towers was available for those willing to collect it. That was a problem, transporting such huge pieces from NYC to Arizona, especially when with a budget of just $300 to create a memorial.
Businessman Bill Herron got in touch with Wal-Mart headquarters and the company stepped up, transporting the massive girders on a semi truck to their new home free of charge.
Meanwhile, locals came together to prepare the site on the edge of town and on September 6, 2002, the truck and the girders arrived. Despite inclement weather, the girders were installed and the Winslow 9/11 Memorial was dedicated at 5pm on September 11, 2002.
A plaque located at the memorial reads: ‘These two steel beams from the World Trade Center, entrusted to the citizens of Winslow by the City of New York, along with this flag that was flown at the Pentagon, stand as the centerpiece of our Remembrance Garden. The words "United We Stand" remind the world that we will not fear terrorism. We hereby dedicate this Garden to Northern Arizona's promise that 'WE WILL NEVER FORGET’.
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