North Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Maria Sklodowska Curie

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 9, 2019

1. Maria Sklodowska Curie Marker

Inscription. In commemoration of
Maria Sklodowska Curie
A Polish scientist
Discoverer of Radium and Polonium
Conferred Degree of Doctor of Laws
By the University of Pittsburgh on May 26th, 1921

Inspecting facilities of Standard Chemical Company at Canonsburg and Pittsburgh where were produced 76 of the 120 grams of Radium in the world including the gram donated to her by the Women of America and presented at the White House by President Harding
This Radium was extracted from Colorado Carnotite by a process invented and supervised by Glenn Donald Kammer of the University of Pittsburgh.

Erected on the occasion of the centennial of Mme. Curie's birth in Warsaw, Poland, 1867

Erected 1967 by The Historical Committee of Central Council of Polish Organizations of Pittsburgh.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #29 Warren G. Harding series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1921.

Location. 40° 26.671′ N, 79° 57.5′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It

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is in North Oakland. It can be reached from the intersection of O'Hara Street and Thackeray Street, on the right when traveling west. Located on the front of Allen Hall on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Standard Chemical Company (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated in Memory of Those Who Served in the Armed Services (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall (about 600 feet away); 25th Anniversary Monument (about 600 feet away); World War II Submarine Memorial

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 9, 2019

2. Maria Sklodowska Curie Marker

(about 600 feet away); America's Defenders (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Dedicated in Memory of Those Who Served in the Armed Services (about 700 feet away); World War II Steam Torpedo (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Marie Curie. (Submitted on December 9, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Henri Manuel, 1920

3. Marie Curie

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.