South Side Flats in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Polish Army

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 3, 2011

1. Polish Army Marker

Inscription. At hall on this site on April 3, 1917, a speech by I. J. Paderewski to delegates at convention of the Polish Falcons began the movement to recruit a Polish army in the United States to fight in Europe with Allies for creating an independent Poland.

Erected 1960 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1883.

Location. 40° 25.694′ N, 79° 58.832′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats. It is on South 18th Street 0 miles south of East Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling north. Located outside Polish Falcons Club on Pittsburgh's South Side. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 97 South 18th Street, Pittsburgh PA 15203, 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: South Side Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Polish Veteran Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); South Side VFW War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Adalbert Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); First Associated Reformed Church of Birmingham (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pius Street All Wars Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Pius Street All Wars Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Immigrant Steel Workers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . .
1. Polish Falcons of America. Website (Submitted on November 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Ignace Jan Paderewski at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on November 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 3, 2011

2. Polish Army Marker

Polish Falcons Club in background

Ignace Jan Pederewski image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1930s

3. Ignace Jan Pederewski

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.