Pittsburgh Agreement
N 40° 26.585 W 080° 00.021
17T E 584776 N 4477416
Who would've thought that Pittsburgh played a role in the formation of Czechoslovakia? Learn about this historic tidbit as you walk through the heart of the Cultural District.
Waymark Code: WM2EJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2005
Views: 66
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.
Marker Name: Pittsburgh Agreement
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 05/31/2001
Marker Type: City
Location: Penn Avenue & 7th Street, Pittsburgh
Category: Ethnic & Immigration
Website: [Web Link]
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