From the May 16, 2014, Chicago Tribune "Monument to tragedy, affirmation of life" by Tina Susman and Kathleen Hennessey.
Florence Jones went to work that day on 2001 wearing a pair of black high heels: "I did not plan on walking down 77 flights of stairs." These shoes are on display at the museum.
President Obama and various dignitaries were on hand as well as survivors, victims' relatives were on hand for the dedication in a room dominated by a steel column that once formed part of the World Trade Center.
The 36-foot tall column is known as "The Last Column" was one of the last items salvaged from the pile of rubble left from the attacks and is one of thousands of exhibits, some massive and some tiny, in the 110,000-square-foot museum which opened to the public May 21st.
Obama spoke of the mysterious young man in a red bandana who rushed up and down the stairs to guide people to safety until he was buried in the collapse. They didn't know who he was at the time, but now know it was Welles Crowther and his mother was on hand and donated one of his red bandannas to the museum.
Welles Crowther worked on the 104th floor of one of the towers and was a volunteer fireman.
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