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Originally Posted by cal828
One of the counties here in Arkansas was named after another Polish hero of the American Revolution, Casimir Pulaski. Little Rock sits in Pulaski County.
I guess there are a great many places named after military men. We also have a county here in Arkansas that seems to be named after a general and later President and the county seat is also named after another general. You might think they were Confederate generals, but I don't think so. The county seat is Sheridan and the county is Grant. Don't know that for sure as I have never looked it up, but I am guessing they were named after those generals, but who knows, might just be coincidence. Whatever, seems odd, but maybe those two were kind during reconstruction.
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As a fellow who is proudly 25% Polish, I will add that Casimir Pulaski is remembered here in New Jersey too. A bridge that connects Newark and Jersey City is called the General Pulaski Skyway and here's a link to some interesting info about a bridge that Casimir himself may have renamed!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski_Skyway
06-06-2020, 07:52 PM
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