The "survivors' staircase" that served as an escape route for people fleeing the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, found a permanent home at ground zero Thursday.
The 57-ton (52-metric ton) staircase was moved by crane across the trade center site to the future entrance of a museum commemorating the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The stairs were moved from their original spot at the trade center site in March _ after construction crews chipped away at the concrete foundation and replaced it with metal supports. Another leg of the journey was completed in July.
The 37 stairs had stood for years as the last remaining above-ground remnant of …
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