Editing Gilbert, Arizona (section)

==Arts and culture==
The town's official tourism site, Discover Gilbert,<ref>[https://www.discovergilbert.com/ Discover Gilbert]</ref> highlights attractions for new and returning visitors. Sightseeing opportunities include the mural-clad brick walls, the color-changing water tower, waterways art, a solo gopher, and glowing benches. Gilbert also features an established theater, historical museum, and gallery.

===9/11 Memorial===
Gilbert Town Hall is home to a 9/11 Memorial<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town Hall {{!}} Town of Gilbert, Arizona |url=https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/town-hall |access-date=February 28, 2020 |website=www.gilbertaz.gov}}</ref> that features an eight-foot steel girder beam<ref>{{Citation |last=Atridim |first=Captain Rick |title=9-11 Memorial in Gilbert Arizona |date=September 25, 2011 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/atridim/8209572942/ |access-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> that held up the North Tower of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Former Gilbert Fire Chief Collin DeWitt raised money for three years to create the memorial and bring the beam from New York City to Arizona. He drove to collect it himself along with then Assistant Fire Chief Jim Jobusch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gilbert Digital Newsroom {{!}} Town of Gilbert, Arizona |url=https://www.gilbertaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/296/ |access-date=February 28, 2020 |website=www.gilbertaz.gov}}</ref>

The memorial's design angles the beam, putting it in reach of everyone. Four granite walls bear the names of those killed in the attacks. Concrete was poured in the shape of a pentagon for the memorial's foundation,<ref>{{Citation |title=9/11 Memorial – Gilbert, Arizona |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiCVN4YTuJY |access-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/NiCVN4YTuJY |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |url-status=live |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and is surrounded by bricks that bear the names of some of those who donated to the memorial's creation. The memorial was unveiled in a ceremony on the attacks' 10th anniversary, on September 11, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aug. 9 |last2=azcentral.com |first2=2011 11:01 AM The Republic {{!}} |title=Gilbert 9/11 memorial: Work begins on site |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2011/08/09/20110809gilbert-911-memorial-construction-work-begins.html |access-date=February 28, 2020 |website=azcentral.com}}</ref>

===Historic place===
Gilbert Elementary School was built in 1913, and now houses the Gilbert Historical Museum. It is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Maricopa County, Arizona|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com">[https://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/az/maricopa/state.html National Register of Historic Places Maricopa County, Arizona]</ref>