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9/11 Tribute

At the center of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s 9/11 Tribute Exhibit is N-101, a full-façade panel that supported three floors (101-103) two stories above the center of the impact zone of the North Tower. The beam is comprised of three steel columns, bolted together, three stories tall and is the largest World Trade Center artifact in Texas.

Officially known as WTC 1, Column 133, floors 100-103 NIST Steel # N-101, Impact Steel by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, it is one of the few recovered pieces traced to an exact location within the tower by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The artifact weighs approximately 8,000 pounds and measures 36 feet high by 6 feet wide by 3 feet thick.

N-101 is installed in a vertical orientation, just as it was positioned in the exterior structural frame of the North Tower immediately above the impact zone.  Visitors are allowed a close proximity viewing of the artifact allowing them to fully experience and emotionally connect with the magnitude of the attack and subsequent building collapse.

“The Museum is deeply honored to provide the community with a tribute site that pays homage to 9/11, the people who perished in the attacks and the brave men and women who served as first responders on that tragic day,” said Museum President Van A. Romans. “As a history museum, ours is an appropriate venue for such an important American artifact, and we hope as many people as possible can have access to it.”

The 9/11 Tribute Exhibit is installed in the Museum’s Urban Lantern and is free to the public. It is presented in partnership with the City of Fort Worth, as a national responsibility and obligation to our public to educate, inform and advance the gravity of this event.

9/11 Tribute exhibition made possible by these generous sponsors

City of Fort Worth | Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust – Bank of America, Trustee | William E. Scott Foundation | Austin Commercial  | Bennett Benner Partners | BNSF Railway | Hanson Trucking | Intsel Steel Distributors, LLC |NCM Demolition & Remediation, LP | Port Authority of New York/New Jersey

ABOUT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ARTIFACT

WTC 1, Column 133, floors 100-103, NIST Steel #N-101, Impact Steel

(Name was given by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)

At 8:46 AM EST on September 11, 2001, hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 87 passengers and crew members, into floors 94-98 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Since that tragic day, pieces from the twin towers have been extracted, preserved and cataloged, to be distributed to cities around the country. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was bestowed the honor of being the caretaker of one of these historic artifacts. 

  • In 2010, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History President Van A. Romans and former Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief sent in a request to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be selected to receive a piece of the fallen twin towers.
  • The artifact arrived at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in February 2011.
  • BNSF Logistics handled the delivery of the massive steel beam from New York City to Fort Worth free of charge to the Museum.
  • The artifact is comprised of a large 3-column, 3-story full-façade panel from floors 101, 102, and 103—just two floors above the center of impact. It is one of the few recovered pieces the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been able to trace to its exact locations on the structure.
  • The artifact is a full-façade panel measuring 36 feet tall x 6 feet wide x 3 feet thick.
  • The artifact weighs approximately 8,000 pounds.
  • The steel is .5 inch thick.
  • 70 other structural pieces from the site have been assigned to Texas, but the artifact given to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is the largest in Texas. The George W. Bush Library’s artifact is 22 feet tall by 6 feet wide.
  • Bennet, Benner & Partner is the architectural designer for the Museum’s permanent tribute where the artifact is installed.
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