Wyandotte in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Count Casimir Pulaski
Father of American Cavalry
Born in Poland 1747
Came to America 1777
Entered as volunteer. Distinguished himself at the Battle of Brandywine, promoted to rank of Brig. General, was mortally wounded in the siege of Savannah, Ga. Died in 1779
Erected 1938.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 12.641′ N, 83° 10.059′ W. Memorial is in Wyandotte, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is on 12th Street near Oxford Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2304 12th Street, Wyandotte MI 48192, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. 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 and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: VFW Post 1136 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Gustave Mehlhose House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Louis Mehlhose House (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Eberts House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ford-MacNichol Home (approx. one mile away); Marx Home (approx. one mile away); Oakwood Cemetery Unknown Soldiers Memorial (approx. one mile away); Wyandotte Purple Heart Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyandotte.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 31, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.





