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Cultural District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Pittsburgh Agreement

 
 
The Pittsburgh Agreement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011
1. The Pittsburgh Agreement Marker
Inscription. Signed here, on May 31, 1918, this document declared the intent of Czechs and Slovaks to form a new democratic nation in Europe, free from outside rule. Later that year, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, an author of the agreement, became the 1st president of Czechoslovakia.
 
Erected 2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1923.
 
Location. 40° 26.586′ N, 80° 0.02′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Cultural District. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Street and Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Benedum Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Sisters of Mercy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aria Cultural District Lofts (about 400 feet away); Heinz Hall (about 500 feet away); The Granite Building (about 600 feet away); Fort Lafayette
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(about 600 feet away); The Three Sisters Bridges (about 600 feet away); The Duquesne Club (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .
1. Thomas Masaryk at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. The Pittsburgh Agreement - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
The Pittsburgh Agreement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011
2. The Pittsburgh Agreement Marker
Signed lithograph with the calligraphic text of the Pittsburgh Agreement image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Unknown, May 31, 1918
3. Signed lithograph with the calligraphic text of the Pittsburgh Agreement
The Library and Archives Division of The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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