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

Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail

 
 
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2020
1. Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail Marker
Inscription.
Allegheny County
Courthouse and Jail

has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of america

1976
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsLandmarks. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list.
 
Location. 40° 26.318′ N, 79° 59.755′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It is on Grant Street just north of Forbes Avenue when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 436 Grant St, Pittsburgh PA 15219, 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
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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: Family Court Facility (within shouting distance of this marker); Allegheny County (within shouting distance of this marker); National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Hobson Richardson, Master Builder & Architect (within shouting distance of this marker); County Office Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Sadowski (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 341 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 14, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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