Thousands sign Freedom Tower beams
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of area residents traveled to Lynchburg to sign steel beams that will become part of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower planned for New York’s World Trade Center site.
The beams were forged in Luxembourg and shipped to Banker Steel Co. for additional work. Three of the beams were painted white to display messages from the public.
A day earlier, New York Gov. George E. Pataki and 100 steelworkers signed their names and held a ceremony honoring the completion of the first nine beams.
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