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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

One World Trade Center Spire Arrives in NYC

The crowning spire of the World Trade Center's tallest building arrived in New York on Tuesday - in giant steel pieces on a barge that floated in past the Statue of Liberty.

"It signifies that we're back, we're better than ever, and it shows the resilience of not just New York, but also people in general," said Steven Plate, the director of post 9/11 construction at the lower Manhattan trade center. "The spire is a candle on the cake."

He spoke aboard a boat that followed the barge tugged into New York Harbor from New Jersey's Port Newark.

For these nine parts of the spire too heavy to be driven in, Tuesday marked the end of a 1,500-nautical-mile journey that started in Canada on Nov. 16.
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5 comments:

  1. Paul Adams FDNYDecember 12, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    Nice cant wait for it to open,will be an emotional day.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    Thank you for your service and dedication Paul. Will be thinking of you and others who served and lost when the tower opens.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    So was this made in Canada??

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  4. AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    No, it was just shipped from Canada.

    It was made in Russia. Parts were from China. Labor was from Africa.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 13, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    So, "we're" not back. We just went further in debt for 11 years so other countries could make it look like we're back. Oh, Canada...!

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