Heidi:

Sometime on the 11th, or soon after, I contacted my old friends and colleagues
at the Sommerset Historical Center to assure myself they were okay.  They were
aware almost immediately that the site was a trust.  I'm glad to hear that they
have given form to that trust.  Its not easy in PA to build roads and erect
placques.  A lot of political capitol would normally have to be expended.
Perhaps this time PennDot and the Legislature just decided to be helpful.

Thanks for the update.

-jc
Heidi Harendza wrote:

> In a message dated 4/19/2002 2:26:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << I'm wondering how the people @ the 3 cities above to say nothing of
>  those at The Pentagon and that little city in PA are feeling about >>
>
> Happened to drive through Schenksville (sp?) PA-- site of the Flight 93 crash
> last week while doing a roadside architecture roadtrip on the Lincoln Highway
> in PA. The community definitely senses the importance of the place. The crash
> site is really out in nowheresville, in some open fields outside a strip
> mining operation. They have a formidable "temporary" memorial, with
> professional direction signs, paved access road and parking lot, guardrails,
> flagpole, an messages area for offerings from the public, and a tasteful
> brass marker with the names of the passengers on it. The County Historical
> Society has collected many of the pieces left by the community, and has them
> in trust. Volunteers from the community staff the memorial.
>
> I did alright until I started reading the names on the marker, and saw some
> of the pictures of the passengers up in the messages area. It's twisting my
> heart just thinking about it now. On the analytical side, it was a
> tremendously interesting place if only to see the balance of formality, with
> parking and guides, with impulse, a big grafitti board with messages from all
> over the country. Very powerful.
>
> -Heidi
>
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