| On Wednesday April 14 2010 members of the Red Knights Pa2 made the short trip into the city to be part of a historical moment in Coatesville's history.
A 28-truck convoy transported five hundred tons of Lukens steel this steel supported the World Trade Center for more than three decades. The 10 50-ton steel structural shapes, known as "trees," that framed the first nine floors of the North and South Towers until the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy.
In 1969, the last trainload carrying the structural shapes pulled out of Lukens Steel headquarters in Coatesville destined for New York City to become part of the two tallest buildings in the world. The steel, which now represents relics of a terrorist attack that resulted in the deaths of 3,000 people, will become the centerpiece of the proposed The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum to be built in the Lukens Historic District on South First Avenue in Coatesville.
The "trees" were donated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the donation is part of the two-state agency's disposition program to give steel salvaged from the World Trade Center to nonprofits that would use the steel in memorials.
Firefighters, Police, Politicians, Media, and Residents from far and near come out to watch the event unfold. The event was a very humbling experience for many most had tears in their eyes overwhelmed by the site of the steel but proudly they waved there American Flags.
The trucks drove under the crossed ladders holding a large American Flag and stopped in front of what will one day be their final resting place as a memorial in the Lukens Historic District.
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