From The Associated Press:Massive steel remnants of the fallen World Trade Center towers are being returned to the Pennsylvania city where they were made more than four decades ago, in a solemn homecoming that was never meant to be.For more information, check out The Pottstown Mercury:
A mile-long procession of 28 flatbed trucks is expected to arrive in Coatesville on Wednesday afternoon carrying 500 tons of structural supports, referred to as "steel trees" because of their upward branching shape.
The convoy went through Bally shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Forged in 1969 by Lukens Steel Co., the supports framed the perimeter of the twin towers' first nine floors and massive lobbies before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks reduced both skyscrapers to rubble.
"It's our goal to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, as well as the steelworkers who created the steel for these monumental buildings during the 1960s," said Scott Huston, a descendent of the Lukens family and president of the Graystone Society, a local historic preservation group.
Twin Towers steel to travel area roads - The Mercury
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