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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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Cal, I've always been fascinated by history, especially American history. Your raising those questions about Sheridan, Ark and Grant County were like throwing raw meat to a lion and sent me to websites for those places. The names were not coincidences. Grant County was formed and named in Feb, 1869, and was named after President elect Grant, who was elected in November, 1868. Given its namesake's reputation for drinking, it is ironically a dry county. You can't make this stuff up. The County Seat of Sheridan was incorporated in 1887. At that time, Philip Sheridan was serving as the commanding general of the US Army. How some of the veterans of the Confederate army who resided there felt about it is anyone's guess.
06-06-2020, 08:19 PM
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