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A Ghostly Look Inside The 9/11 Memorial Museum. This Chilled Me To The Bone.

By Editorial Staff in Heartbreaking On 15th September 2016

The National 9-11 Memorial Museum will be open to the public on May 21, 2014. The exhibit tells the stories of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives, and of the survivors and first responders. The museum holds over 10,000 artifacts – a wide range of personal items donated by the victims’ families in memory of their loved ones, as well as multiple objects salvaged from the wreckage.

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A pair of glasses found in the wreckage are on display.

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The "Survivors' Stairway" was an escape route for hundreds of people fleeing.

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The letters of Virgil's quote from Aeneid were made out of remnant steel from the World Trade Center by blacksmith Tom Joyce.

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A bike rack found in the rubble is accompanied with notes from the families of the victims who died. The 9/11 Memorial Museum not only honors the lives that were lost, but also for the people who survived and demonstrated compassion during this tragic event.

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The last column of the World Trade Center site and other artifacts are on display.

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Airplane parts are on display.

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A charred telephone and other items were found after the attack on the Pentagon.

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This was the North Tower's antenna.

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Some of the objects recovered from the World Trade Center site include keys, golf balls, and souvenirs.

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A collection of patches, cards, and photographs of those who lost their lives at Ground Zero is part of the National September 11 Memorial Museum.

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One exhibit features posters of missing persons that were found throughout the city.

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An American flag that was found in the rubble is presented under the iconic image of the flag being raised by firemen at the World Trade Center site by Thomas E. Franklin.

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FDNY Engine Company 21 was dispatched to the World Trade Center after the hijacked Flight 175 struck the South Tower.

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This exhibit has recordings from people around the world recalling what happened on September 11, 2001. It's comprised of 28 languages and 48 countries.

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Ladder Company 3 received some of the heaviest casualties of any fire company in the FDNY, losing most of its men in the September 11th attacks.

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The FDNY serves as a reminder of the heroic acts that took place that day.

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These steel tridents once formed part of the external structure of the east facade of 1 World Trade Center.

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Handwritten notes are displayed in the historical exhibition section of the 9/11 museum.

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"We can look at their names, hear their voices."

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