Lambertsville is an unincorporated community and coal town in Stonycreek Township within Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Lambertsville | |
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Coordinates: 40°4′27″N 78°54′47″W / 40.07417°N 78.91306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Somerset |
Elevation | 2,244 ft (684 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1178828[1] |
The path of United Airlines Flight 93 flew directly over Lambertsville before crashing in a field southeast of the village on September 11, 2001. Witnesses to the low-flying plane in Lambertsville were the last to see it airborne and the first to place 911 calls after its crash.[2][3] The Flight 93 National Memorial sits to the east of the village, though access to it is from U.S. Route 30 north of Lambertsville.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lambertsville, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Witness to History". Friends of Flight 93. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Battista, Joe (October 10, 2023). "The Flight 93 Memorial: A Reminder to Never Forget". StateCollege.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.