Pitt-Johnstown is the home to The Heroes Memorial , which is located between Whalley Memorial Chapel and Blackington Hall . The memorial 's centerpiece is a 3,500 lb ( 1,587.6 kg ) steel - beam from the World Trade Center which is surrounded by 12 granite panels that are engraved with over 9,000 names of those who died in the September 11 attacks as well as the service men and women who have been killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq . Dedicated on November 11 , 2011 , it is believed to be the only memorial of its kind on any college campus in the United States
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