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. Marker is in Wyandotte, Michigan, in Wayne County. Memorial is on 12th Street near Oxford Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2304 12th Street, Wyandotte MI 48192, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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.
Also see . . . Statue.
"The statue of Count Casimir Pulaski is located in Pulaski Park on 12th street south of Walnut. The statue, dedicated in 1938 depicts Count Pulaski and was originally cast in concrete. The statue was shipped to the New York World’s Fair in 1939, and remained there until the Detroit Institute of Arts acquired it. It was then given to Wyandotte, to be place in Pulaski park. As a result of its extensive decay, the statue was re-cast in bronze in 1991, and rededicated to the city"(Submitted on January 31, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
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