Somerset County gained worldwide attention in 2001 when a hijacked airliner , United Airlines Flight 93 , crashed in Stonycreek Township , near the town of Shanksville as part of the September 11 attacks . The first confirmed report of the plane 's crash came from Somerset County Airport as reported on NBC 's '' The Today Show '' . The most likely target of this flight was the U.S. Capitol in Washington , D.C . The terrorists ' plans for this plane were thwarted by the actions of the passengers and crew . Their bravery is honored and the crash site , which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew , is now protected as part of the Flight 93 National Memorial , under the care of the National Park System . See also USS '' Somerset '' , a U.S. Navy warship which was named in commemoration of the Flight 93 tragedy
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93
Somerset County, Pennsylvania