Updated 12/11/2008 04:03 PM
"Survivors' Staircase" Moved To Permanent Location
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The staircase that gave people a chance to escape the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001 was moved for the final time today.
The so-called "Survivors' Staircase" was moved to its permanent location as part of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. It is the first artifact moved to the museum site.
"The Vesey Street stairs represent a story of survival," said National September 11th Memorial and Museum President Joe Daniels. "People used it as an escape route on 9/11 and when the millions of people come to Ground Zero come to our museum, we need this artifact to tell the story of survival."
The staircase, which weighs 57 tons, was placed at a temporary storage location at the edge of the memorial site in March and was moved down to bedrock in July.
The 37-step staircase was the last remaining above-ground piece of the World Trade Center.
It is hoped that the memorial and museum will be ready by the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
Meanwhile, another major milestone in the development of the World Trade Center site is expected this weekend.
Saturday, the signature ramp that has allowed visitors and world leaders to access the site will be dismantled.