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The Pittsburgh Agreement
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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.
Location. 40° 26.586′ N, 80° 0.02′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Street and Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sisters Of Mercy (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Fort Lafayette (about 600 feet away); Seventh Street Bridge (about 700 feet away); Roberto Clemente Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ninth Street Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Work Accidents and the Law (approx. 0.2 miles away); Founding Convention of the AFL (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Also see . . .
1. The Pittsburgh Agreement. Embassy of The United States, Praque, Czech Republic (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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By Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011 | |
| | | 2. The Pittsburgh Agreement Marker | | |
2. Thomas Masaryk at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 16, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. The Pittsburgh Agreement - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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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 | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 473 times since then. 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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