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9-11 Memorial

730 Maine Street, Quincy, IL 62301

Historic Sites

This 7,000 lb, 15 ft, 8-sided section of a communications tower that supported a television broadcasting antenna and a 5lb, 1 ft piece of the antenna were located on World Trade Center Tower One when it was attacked on September 11, 2001. The antenna was designed and manufactured by Harris Corporation at its Quincy plant.

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Flavor Tours incorporate, history, art and of course food! The weekend walking tours are held every Saturday in the summer, rain or shine. …

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