With the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on American soil, it is important to remember the men and women who lost their lives that fateful day.

On Thursday, the Carbon County Commissioners adopted a resolution joining in the Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail.

The 1,300 miles of trail links the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.

“It serves as a tribute to the fallen men and women who perished on Sept. 11, 2001,” the resolution states. “The multipurpose trail system provides cyclists, hikers and walkers a valued public resource and an opportunity to experience breathtaking landscapes, meet new towns and engage with the unique historic qualities of the communities and sites along the way.”

Carbon County is now one of 23 counties and five other states, as well as the District of Columbia, to join the national trail.

Andrew Hamilton, board member and trail committee chairman of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, as well as chairman for the Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail board of directors, accepted the resolution.

He thanked the county for joining the cause.

“I have had the opportunity to drive through Carbon County, both on the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Trail and the Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail,” he said. “Beautiful, beautiful area.”

He said that the trail, which includes the D&L Trail, is 75 percent off-road in Carbon County and about 50 percent of the 1,300-mile trail is off-road.

Hamilton said that the reason the trail idea began was because he has friends who lost loved ones on Sept. 11.

“It was a tough day for the husbands, mothers, fathers, wives, children, and it impacted us,” he said. “It’s really important too in this 20th anniversary to remember and have children learn about what went on and to find a way to heal from the tragedies.”

For more information on the national trail, as well as an interactive map to show the path it follows, visit www.911trail.org.