9/11 Memorials in New Jersey

Throughout the country there are numerous memorials that pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center, near Shanksville, PA, and at the Pentagon. In New Jersey, there are over 150 memorials statewide from gardens to parks and plaques to statues.

The “Empty Sky” memorial (photographed above) at Liberty State Park in Jersey City is the State’s official memorial that honors the memory of the 746 New Jersey residents that lost their lives at the World Trade Center.


You may view more details on the National 9/11 Memorials registered list and a list compiled by New Jersey Monthly magazine.

Below is a list of 9/11 memorials by city throughout the state. Click the letter of the alphabet for the first letter of the city name:

 

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Aberdeen Township

World Trade Center Artifact

Aberdeen Town Hall, 1 Aberdeen Square, Aberdeen Township, NJ
Setting: Town Hall

Absecon

9/11 Memorial

Heritage Park, 500 Mill Road, Absecon, NJ
Setting: Park

Atlantic City

In the Line of Duty

The Boardwalk & St. James Place, Atlantic City, NJ
Setting: Public Street
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Saracini-O’Neill 9/11 Memorial

The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Setting: Public Street
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Atlantic Highlands

Monmouth County's 9/11 Memorial

Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Setting: Park
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Augusta

Twin Towers Replica

Plains Road, Augusta, NJ
Setting: Private Home
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Basking Ridge

9/11 Memorial Tree
Basking Ridge Train Station, Ridge Street & Depot Place, Basking Ridge, NJ
Setting: Train Station

Bayonne

Tear Drop Memorial

Harbor View Park, Glodsborough Drive, Bayonne, NJ
Setting: Park

Bergenfield

9/11 Memorial

Cooper Pond, West Church Street, Bergenfield, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Berkeley Heights

Memorial Park

29 Park Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Setting: Park
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Bernardsville

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Somerset Hills Golf Course, 180 Mine Mount Road, Bernardsville, NJ
Setting: Golf Coursse
 

Bloomfield

Flagpole Headstone

Bloomfield Green, 84 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ
Park
 

Twin Towers Replica

Broad Street & Carol Place, Bloomfield, NJ
Private Home
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Bordentown

9/11 Memorial

Farnsworth & Railroad Avenues, Bordentown, NJ
 

Branchville

Twin Towers Replica
The Firehouse Bagel Company, 332 Route 206, Branchville, NJ
Setting: Public Street
 

Brick

Angel in Anguish

Windward Beach Park, 265 Princeton Avenue, Brick, NJ
Setting: Park
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Bridgewater

9/11 Memorial

Bridgewater Township Municipal Complex, 100 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ
Setting: Government Building
 

Brielle

September 11 Memorial Bridge

Route 35, Brielle, NJ
Setting: Roadway
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Brooklawn

Brooklawn's 9/11 Memorial & Monument

Brooklawn Memorial Park, South Hannevig & Maude Avenues, Brooklawn, NJ
Setting: Park

 

Buena Vista Township

World Trade Center Artifact

Saw Mill Park, Harding Highway (Route 40), Buena Vista Township, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Camden

9/11 Memorial Tree

Rutgers University - Camden, Paul Robeson Library, 300 Fourth Street, Camden,NJ
Setting: Park
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Cape May

Patriots’ Garden

Cape May County Administration Building, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ
Setting: Garden
 

Carteret

Memorial Garden Carteret Park

Carteret Avenue & Cypress Street, Carteret, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Cedar Grove

9/11 Memorial

Municipal Building, 525 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ
Setting: Government Building
 

Flag Display on 9/11

Cedar Grove High School, 90 Rugby Road, Cedar Grove, NJ
Setting: School Campus

Chatham

9/11 Memorial Garden

Library of the Chathams, 214 Main Street, Chatham, NJ
Setting: Library
 

World Trade Center Artifact

Chatham Fire Department, 1 Fire House Plaza, Chatham, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

9/11 Memorial

Shepard Kollock Park, Henderson Road, Chatham, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Cherry Hill

9/11 Memorial

Cherry Hill Fire Department, 1100 Marlkress Road, Cherry Hill, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
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Clark

9/11 Memorial

Clark Fire Department, 250 Broadway, Clark, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

Closter

9/11 Memorial

Vossler Park, Harrington Avenue & Old Closter Dock Road, Closter, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Cranbury

Todd Beamer Post Office

65 North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ
Setting: Government Building
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Cranford

9/11 Memorial

Cranes Park, Springfield & North Union Avenues, Cranford, NJ
Setting: Setting: Park
 

Dunellen

Dunellen Train Station

South Washington Avenue & Prospect Avenue, Dunellen, NJ 08812
Setting: Train station
 

East Brunswick

9/11 Memorial

East Brunswick Municipal Court, 1 Civic Center Dr, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Setting: Town Hall

East Newark

9/11 Memorial

East Newark Borough Hall, 34 Sherman Ave, East Newark, NJ 07029
Setting: Park

East Rutherford

9/11 Memorial

MetLife Stadium, 1 MetLife Stadium Drive
Setting: Stadium
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St Joseph Park

120 Hoboken Road, East Rutherford, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Firefighters Memorial Park

Paterson & Randolph Avenues, East Rutherford, NJ
Setting: Park
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Edison

9/11 Memorial

Lake Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Boulevard, Edison, NJ
Setting: Park
 

9/11 Memorial Butterfly Garden

Martin Luther King Elementary School, 285 Tingley Lane, Edison, NJ
Setting: School Campus
 

Street Sign: Kevin S. Cohen 

Laura Avenue, Edison, NJ
Setting: Roadway
 

Street Sign: Scott Mitchell Schertzer

Annette Drive, Edison, NJ
Setting: Roadway
 

Elizabeth

9/11 Memorial

Elizabeth Train Station, 21 West Grand Street, Elizabeth, NJ
Setting: Train Station
 

Emerson

9/11 Memorial

Emerson Fire Department, 146 Thomas Avenue, Emerson, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

Englewood

Plaque: Englewood Residents

Englewood Public Library, 31 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ
Setting: Library

Fair Haven

9/11 Memorial

Veteran's Park, Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Fair Lawn

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Saddle River County Park, 760 Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
Setting: Park
 

9/11 Remembrance Memorial Wall Fair Lawn Municipal

Building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ
Setting: Government Building
 

World Trade Center Remembrance Memorial

Rescue Squad Headquarters, 14-25 Plaza Road, Fair Lawn, NJ
Setting: EMS Building
 

Farmingdale

September 11th 2001 Memorial

Farmingdale Borough Hall, 11 Asbury Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Flemington

9/11 Memorial

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 201 Route 31, Flemington, NJ
House of Worship
 

Fort Dix

Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst September 11th Memorial

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, 3021 McGuire Boulevard, Fort Dix, NJ
Military Base
 

Fort Lee

World Trade Center Artifact

Constitution Park, Fletcher Avenue & Lewis Street, Fort Lee, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Franklin Lakes

Memorial Pond

Pulis Field, DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Franklin Township

9/11 Memorial

Franklin Township Municipal Building, 475 Demott Lane, Franklin Township, NJ
Setting: Municipal Building
 

Freehold

9/11 Memorial

Freehold Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, Freehold, NJ
Setting: Government Building
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Garfield

World Trade Center Artifact

Garfield Police Department, 160 Belmont Avenue, Garfield, NJ
Setting: Police Department
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Glen Ridge

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Glen Ridge Train Station, Bloomfield & Ridgewood Avenues, Glen Ridge, NJ
Setting: Train Station
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Glen Rock

World Trade Center Artifact

Veterans Park, Main & Rodney Streets, Glen Rock, NJ
Setting: Park
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Gloucestor Township

World Trade Center Artifact Memorial

Chews Landing Fire Department, 221 Somerdale Road, Gloucestor Township, NJ
Setting: Fire station
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Haddon

9/11 Memorial

Westmont Fire Company No. 1, 120 Haddon Avenue, Haddon, NJ
Setting: Fire station
 

Hamilton

World Trade Center Artifact

Veterans Park, Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Harding Township

9/11 Memorial Tree

Harding Township Municipal Building, 21 Blue Mill Road, Harding Township, NJ
Setting: Government Building
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Harrington Park

9/11 Memorial

Highland Field, Tappan Road, Harrington Park, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Harrison

Eternal Remembrance

Roosevelt Park, Harrison Avenue & Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard, Harrison, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Haworth

9/11 Memorial

Haworth Fire Department, 71 Hardenburgh Avenue, Haworth, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

Hawthorne

9/11 Memorial

Hawthorne Public Library, 345 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ
Setting: Library
 

Hazlet

9/11 Memorial

Steven B. Paterson Memorial Field, 94 Hazlet Avenue, Hazlet, NJ
Setting: Park
 

9/11 Memorial

Veterans Park, 1776 Union Avenue, Hazlet, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Highlands

Memoria Project

460 Ocean Boulevard, Highlands, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Hoboken

9/11 Memoiral Plaque

Hoboken Terminal, 1 Hudson Place, Hoboken, NJ
Setting: Public Street
 

Holmdel

9/11 Memorial Garden

Holmdel Township Town Hall, 4 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ
Setting: Municipal Building
 

Howell

9/11 Memorial

Preventorium & Old Tavern Roads, Howell, NJ
Setting: Park

 

9/11 Memorial

Squankum Fire Company 1, 271 Squankum Road, Howell, NJ
Setting: Fire Station

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Iselin

9/11 Memorial

St. Cecelia Church, 45 Wilus Way, Iselin, NJ
Setting: House of Worship
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Jackson

9/11 Memorial

Jackson Township Justice Complex, West Veterans Highway, Jackson, NJ
Setting: Park
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Jersey City

"Makeshift Memorial" Sculpture

Exchange Place, Jersey City Waterfront Walkway, Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ
Setting: Park
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Dauntless Efforts

Harborside Financial Center, 100 Plaza Five, Jersey City, NJ
Public Street
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Grove of Remembrance

Liberty State Park, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ
Setting: Park
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ICAP September 11 Memorial

Harborside Financial Center Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ
Setting: Public Street
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New Jersey 9/11 Memorial 'Empty Sky'

Liberty State Park, 1 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ
Setting: Park
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Keansburg

Flagpole Headstone

Walking Trail, Beachway Avenue, Keansburg, NJ
Setting: Public Street
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Kearny

Kearny High School 9/11 Memorial

336 Devon Sreet, Kearny, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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Kenilworth

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Kenilworth Municipal Building, 567 Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ
Setting: Government Building
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Leonardo

9/11 Memorial

Leonardo State Marina, 102 Concord Avenue, Leonardo, NJ
Setting: Beach
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Leonia

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Overpeck County Park, 40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ
Setting: Park
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Lincoln Park

9/11 Memorial Tree

Lincoln Park Train Station, Main Street Comly Road, Lincoln Park, NJ
Setting: Train Station
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9/11 Memorial Tree

Noelle Court, Lincoln Park, NJ
Setting: Roadway
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Little Falls

Memorial Park

Wilmore Park, 1782 South Road, Little Falls, NJ
Setting: Park
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Lodi

9/11 Memorial

Lodi High School, 99 Putnam Street, Lodi, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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Long Hill Township

9/11 Memorial

Shrine of Saint Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Road, Long Hill Township, NJ
Setting: School

Lyndhurst

9/11 Memorial

Lyndhurst Municipal Park, 367 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ
Setting: Park
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Madison

9/11 Memorial

James Park, 36 Park Avenue, Madison, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Manalapan

9/11 Memorial

Manalapan Recreation Center, 93 Englishtown-Freehold Road, Manalapan, NJ
Setting: Park
 

9/11 Memorial Trees

Manalapan Township Arboretum, 80 Sculptors Way, Manalapan, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Marlboro

9/11 Memorial Trees

Marlboro Municipal Complex, 1979 Township Drive, Marlboro, NJ
Setting: Government Building

Matawan

9/11 Memorial

St Clements Roman Catholic Church, 172 Freneau Avenue, Matawan, NJ
Setting: House of Worship
 

Merchantville

Camden County's Victims of Terrorism Memorial

Cooper River Park, North Park Drive, Merchantville, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Metuchen

Freedom Plaza

Main Street & Woodbridge Avenue, Metuchen, NJ
Setting: Roadway

Middletown

Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens

36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Millburn

9/11 Memorial

Taylor Park, 100 Main Street, Millburn, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Monroe

Memorial: James Kenneth Samuel, Jr. 

Monroe Township High School, 200 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe, NJ
Setting: School Campus
 

Montclair

Statue: Ronald J. Ruben

Chestnut Street, Montclair, NJ
Setting: School Campus
 

Mount Laurel

Memorial Park

235 Mount Laurel Road, Mount Laurel, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Mountainside

World Trade Center Artifact

Echo Lake Park, Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ
Setting: Other
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New Vernon

John P. Bocchi Memorial Field

Harding Township Elementary School, 34 Lees Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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Matthew C. Sellitto Gymnasium

Harding Township Elementary School, 34 Lees Hill Road, New Vernon, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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Memorial Park

Village Road & Millbrook Road, New Vernon, NJ
Setting: Park
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Newton

World Trade Center Artifact

Sussex County Community College, 1 College Hill Road, Newton, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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North Arlington

9/11 Memorial Monument

Holy Cross Cemetery, 340 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ
Setting: Cemetery
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World Trade Center Artifact

James Zadroga Field, 300 Schuyler Avenue North, Arlington, NJ
Setting: Park
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Nutley

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Nutley Town Hall, 1 Kennedy Dr, Nutley, NJ 07110
Setting: Town Hall
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Oceanport

Old Wharf Park

Old Wharf Park, Oceanport, New Jersey
Setting: Park

Old Bridge

Old Bridge Township 9/11 Memorial

Old Bridge Municipal Plaza, Old Bridge, New Jersey
Setting: Government building
 

Old Tappan

9/11 Memorial

Oakes Park, Old Tappan, NJ 07675, Old Tappan, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Oradell

Bergen Catholic Alumni Memorial

Bergen Catholic High School, 1040 Oradell Avenue, Oradell, NJ
Setting: School Campus
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Paramus

9/11 Memorial

Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall, 1 Garden State Plaza (Second Floor, near Macy’s), Paramus, NJ
Setting: Shopping Mall
 

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Paramus High School, 99 East Century Road, Paramus, NJ
Setting: Garden
 

Parsippany-Troy Hills

Morris County 9/11 Memorial

560 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Paterson

9/11 Memorial

Paterson Train Station, Crosby Place & Ward Street, Paterson, NJ
Setting: Train Station
 

Pennsauken

9/11 Memorial

Cooper River Park, North Park Drive, Pennsauken, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Plainsboro

9/11 Memorial Park

Wicoff House, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ
Setting: Garden
 

Princeton

Plaque: Peter Craig Alderman

42 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
Setting: Public Street
 

Princeton Junction

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Princeton Junction Train Station, 2 Wallace Circle, Princeton Junction, NJ
Setting: Train Station
 

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Red Bank

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Riverside Gardens Park, 40 West Front Street, Red Bank, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Ridgefield

9/11 Memorial

Euclid Avenue & Cedar Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ
Setting: Roadway
 

River Edge

9/11 Memorial

River Edge Public Library, 685 Elm Avenue, River Edge, NJ
Setting: Library
 

Robbinsville

9/11 Memorial

Lake Drive & Orchard Street, Robbinsville, NJ
Setting: Public Street
 

Rumson

Keith D. McHeffey Memorial

Piping Rock Memorial Park, 125 East River Road, Rumson, NJ
Setting: Park
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Sea Girt

World Trade Center Artifact

Borough Hall, 321 Baltimore Boulevard, Sea Girt, NJ
Setting: Town Hall
 

Seaside Heights

9/11 Memorial

Borough Hall, 901 Boulevard, Seaside Heights, NJ
Setting: Government Building
 

Seaside Park

9/11 Memorial

F Street, Seaside Park, NJ
Setting: Public Street
 
 

Sewell

Place of Reflection

Chestnut Branch Park, 561 Main Street, Sewell, NJ
Setting: Park
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Ship Bottom

Rembrance Park

The Bay & 4th Street, Ship Bottom, NJ
Setting: Park
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Shrewsbury

9/11 Memorial

Shrewsbury Municipal Center, 419 Sycamore Avenue, Shrewsbury, NJ
Setting: Government Building
 

Somerville

Somerset County 9/11 Memorial and Clock Tower

Somerville County Courthouse, 20 N Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ
Setting: Courthouse
 

South Amboy

Middlesex County Victims of Terrorism Memorial

Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, John T O'Leary Boulevard, South Amboy, NJ
Setting: Park
 

South Brunswick

9/11 Memorial

South Brunswick Municipal Building, 540 Ridge Road, South Brunswick, NJ
Setting: Municipal Building
 

South Orange

9/11 Memorial

South Orange Transit Station, 17 Sloane Street, South Orange, NJ
Setting: Train Station
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South River

South River 9/11 Memorial

Daily's Pond Park, E. Prospect Street, South River, NJ
Setting: Park

Spring Lake

Marucci Memorial Park

301 South Boulevard, Spring Lake, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Stanhope

World Trade Center Artifact

Lake Musconetcong Park, 46 Musconetcong Avenue, Stanhope, NJ
Setting: Park
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Stewartsville

9/11 Memorial

Greenwich Township Emergency Squad, 515 North Main Street, Stewartsville, NJ
Setting: EMS Building

Summit

World Trade Center Artifact

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad, 1000 Summit Avenue, Summit, NJ
Setting: EMS Building
 
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Tinton Falls

World Trade Center Artifact

Tinton Fire Company 1, 695 Tinton Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

Titusville

Hopewell Valley September 11th & Emergency Services Memorial

Alliger Park/Woolsey Park, 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd,Titusville, NJ
Setting: Park
 

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Verona

Township of Verona 9/11 Memorial

Verona Town Hall, Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ
Setting: Town Hall
 

Vineland

World Trade Center Artifact

City Hall, 640 East Wood Street, 2nd Floor Lobby, Vineland, NJ
Setting: City Hall
 

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Wanaque

Wanaque First Aid Squad 9/11 Memorial

Wanaque First Aid Building, 5 Melrose Avenue, Wanaque, NJ
Setting: Government building
 

Washington Township

9/11 Memorial

Veterans Square, Pascack Road, Washington Township, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Wayne

Wayne Township 9/11 Memorial Park

461 Valley Road (off the side of the Library), Wayne, NJ
Setting: Town Hall
 

Weehawken

Hudson Riverfront 9/11 Memorial

Lincoln Harbor, Port Imperial Boulevard, Weehawken, NJ
Setting: Park
 

West Caldwell

9/11 Memorial

Crane Park, 30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell, NJ
Setting: Park
 

West Orange

9/11 Memorial Plaque

Seton Hall Preparatory School, 120 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ
Setting: School Campus
 

Remembrance and Rebirth

Eagle Rock Reservation Conservancy, Observation Deck, Crest Drive, West Orange, NJ
Setting: Park
 

World Trade Center Artifact

Crystal Lake Park, Prospect Avenue & Boland Drive, West Orange, NJ
Park
 

West Windsor

9/11 Memorial

Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ
Setting: Park
 

Twin Pond 9/11 Memorial

Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum, Clarksville Road, West Windsor, NJ
Setting: Park
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Westampton

World Trade Center Artifact

Westampton Twp Fire Department, 780 Woodlane Road, Westampton, NJ
Setting: Fire station

Westfield

Memorial Walk

Mindowaskin Park, 385 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ
Setting: Cemetery

Wyckoff

Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Scott Plaza, Wyckoff, NJ
Setting: Fire Station
 

Remembrance Memorial & Freedom Garden

Wyckoff Community Park, 475 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ
Setting: Garden
 
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