Beaumont Botanical Garden 911 Memorial
Monday, March 28th, 2005
The Beaumont Botanical Garden consists of a Pentagon shaped garden approximately 50 feet by 50 feet, enclosed by a black wrought iron fence with brick columns eight feet high. Concrete walkway six feet wide within the fence in the pentagon shape. Black granite benches along the walks. Three flagpoles - American Flag, Texas Flag, and City of Beaumont Flag. A pair of massive bronze eagles guard the entrance. Granite twin towers six feet tall, and seven additional granite towers of various colors, sizes and shapes to symbolize the fallen buildings and thousands of lives lost. Granite towers in the center of the memorial are on a raised, pentagon shape brick platform, capped with granite. Between the walkway and center feature are seasonal planting of red, white, and blue flowers. Evergreen shrubs are planted around the outer perimeter of the pentagon.
Official Page (source of photo)
Living Memorials Entry