Commemoration of Casimir Pulaski

General Casimir Pulaski
1931 Commemorative Issue, 2c

Casimir Pulaski ( March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779) is one of the most honored persons in American history, in terms of places and events named in his honor.

Hundreds of monuments, memorial plaques, streets, parks and similar objects are named after him.[1]

Cities and other locales

Several cities and counties in U.S. states are named after Pulaski, including the cities of Pulaski, Tennessee and Iowa; counties in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Virginia; as well as villages in Illinois (Mt. Pulaski) and Wisconsin and New York; and many Townships.

Parks

Pulaski equestrian statue at Pulaski Park in Manchester, New Hampshire

Roadways and bridges

Pulaski Memorial in Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland

Holidays

Monuments

Pulaski monument in Savannah, Georgia

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Pulaski statue in Flint, Michigan.

Military

Schools

Pulaski Academy in Little Rock Arkansas is one of the top college preparatory schools in the United States, educating children from Pre-K 3 through 12th grade.

Miscellaneous

Statue at the Kazimierz Pułaski Museum in Warka, Poland.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wacław Szczygielski (1986). "Pułaski Kazimierz". Polski Słownik Biograficzny, Tom XXIX. Zakład Narodowy Imenia Ossolińskich I Wydawnictwo Polskieh Akademii Nauk. p. 393. ISBN 83-04-00148-9.
  2. Resolution of 111th [Congress http://thomas.loc.gov]: 1st Session; S. J. RES. 12 Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States
  3. "Grand Rapids, Michigan". Pulaski Days. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  4. "Casimir Pulaski statue, Detroit, Michigan". Retrieved April 22, 2016 via Flickr.
  5. Wrobleski, Joseph (April 14, 2010). "Pulaski Legion Memorial Little Egg Harbor Massacre". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  6. Kent, Bill (December 28, 1997), "JERSEYANA; One Soldier's Battle to Preserve the Memory of Others", The New York Times, retrieved 2012-02-28
  7. "Casimir Pulaski Square in Cleveland Ohio". Clevelandpeople.com. 2006-11-15. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  8. Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
  9. Alex Storozynski (3 August 2010). The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution. Macmillan. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-312-62594-8. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  10. "Pulaski, 1825; U.S. Coast Guard" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  11. Elementary and Middle School, 19725 Strasburg Street, Detroit MI, 48205-1633
  12. "Muzeum imienia Kazimierza Pułaskiego w Warce". Muzeumpulaski.pl. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  13. S.J.Res. 5
  14. H.J.Res. 26
  15. Mann, William C. (2009-11-10). "Revolutionary War hero becomes honorary US citizen". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2012-05-15.

Further reading

External links

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