World Trade Center steel on display at Hopewell Branch library

Date:

Share post:

A piece of steel from the World Trade Center has been moved to Mercer County Library’s Hopewell Branch for a year.

This is an annual tradition in Hopewell Valley that takes place on Sept. 11 in a World Trade Center Steel annual movement ceremony presented by the Hopewell 9/11 & Emergency Services Memorial.

- Advertisement -

After a procession of emergency vehicles escorted the steel to the library, it was followed by a brief ceremony. The steel can be viewed by residents and visitors inside the Mercer County Library branch in Pennington for the next year until late August 2025.

The movement ceremony is one of the traditions in Hopewell Valley to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The tradition to move the steel to a new location in Hopewell Valley began in 2012 with Merril Lynch becoming the first host. Other host locations have included – The Pennington School, Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS), and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell.

The effort for Hopewell Valley to receive a piece of steel from the World Trade Center was spearheaded by former Hopewell Township Police Chief Mike Chipowsky.

Stay Connected

Current edition

Current Edition – Hopewell Valley News

Special Section

Current PM Special Section

Related articles

Managing Sleep and Weight During Menopause

By Shyama S. Mathews, MD If you're going through menopause and finding it harder to sleep — or harder...

Preserve our disappearing open space before it’s too late 

 by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation As we witness unprecedented efforts at the federal level to rollback regulations protecting our...

‘Positive encounters’: Somerset County launches Blue Envelope initiative

The Blue Envelope initiative launches in Somerset County in efforts "to assist any law enforcement officer in the...

Sixteen porches on tap for annual PorchFest

The fourth annual Bordentown PorchFest is set rain or shine Saturday, May 3. It's a free, family-friendly event featuring...