Downtown Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
General Casimir Pulaski
1748-1779
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou
1. General Casimir Pulaski Marker
Inscription.
General Casimir Pulaski. This monument to General Casimir Pulaski, who on Oct. 11, 1779 gave his life at Savannah, Georgia, in the cause of America independence, is a gift to the city of Detroit from the Central Citizens Committee in behalf of 400,000 Americans of Polish descent living in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, with the hope that it shall stand eternally from Sunday September 4, 1966, the day of observance of the millennium of Christianity in Poland, as a symbol of the close and affectionate bonds which have existed for centuries between America and people of Polish blood, as a tribute to one thousand years of Polish history and culture, as an appreciation of Poland's vital contribution to Christianity and to western civilization, as a reaffirmation of the ideal that all people should have the right to decide for themselves their own form of government, and as a proud assertion of our love of the United States of America and the opportunity she has afforded us to live good and honorable lives in consonance with ideals advanced by Casimir Pulaski and men of kindred spirit.
Dedicated to faith and freedom on September 4, 1966 , By a Pontifical Mass in Cobo Hall celebrated by , Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Primate of Poland.
This monument to General Casimir Pulaski, who on Oct. 11, 1779 gave his life at Savannah, Georgia, in the cause of America independence, is a gift to the city of Detroit from the Central Citizens Committee in behalf of 400,000 Americans of Polish descent living in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, with the hope that it shall stand eternally from Sunday September 4, 1966, the day of observance of the millennium of Christianity in Poland, as a symbol of the close and affectionate bonds which have existed for centuries between America and people of Polish blood, as a tribute to one thousand years of Polish history and culture, as an appreciation of Poland's vital contribution to Christianity and to western civilization, as a reaffirmation of the ideal that all people should have the right to decide for themselves their own form of government, and as a proud assertion of our love of the United States of America and the opportunity she has afforded us to live good and honorable lives in consonance with ideals advanced by Casimir Pulaski and men of kindred spirit.
Dedicated to faith and freedom on September 4, 1966
By a Pontifical
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Mass in Cobo Hall celebrated by
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, Primate of Poland
Erected 1966 by Central Citizens Committee of Detroit.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 4, 1920.
Location. 42° 19.888′ N, 83° 3.059′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in Downtown Detroit. It is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue (U.S. 12), in the median on Washington Boulevard. This historical marker is located on the traffic island in the middle of Washington Boulevard, just south of the intersection with Michigan Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Detroit MI 48226, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. 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.
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 13, 2009
Following a recommendation by Benjamin Franklin, Pulaski traveled to North America to help in the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution, most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army, and he and his friend, Michael Kovats, created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 13, 2009
3. General Casimir Pulaski Marker
View of Casimir Pulaski historical marker and statue at it's downtown location in Detroit.
and reformed the American cavalry as a whole. At the siege of Savannah, while leading a cavalry charge against British forces, he was fatally wounded by grapeshot and died shortly after.
(Submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 13, 2009
4. General Casimir Pulaski Statue
Photographed by Jan Styka, 1925
5. General Casimir Pulaski
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,121 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on July 29, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
