Arnold, St Louis Claiming Last of World Trade Center Debris

The City of Arnold is one of 1,218 applicants, out of 2,000, to receive the final disburment of World Trade Center debris. 

Applicants came from seven countries, 50 U.S. states, fire and police departments, town governments and nonprofits, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

Arnold's artifact is about 4.5 feet long and weighs about 150 pounds, the website reported. 

The city will unveil the artifact when it presents a 9/11 memorial between the and the at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

On Sept. 15, the Metro West Fire Protection District will pick up its World Trade Center artifact, the website reports.  

The department will temporary store its artifact in Wildwood. 

The artifacts help people explain how terrorists attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001 affected the American lifestyle and future U.S. generations, the website reported.