Commemoration of Casimir Pulaski


was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called "the father of the American cavalry". He has had hundreds of monuments, memorial plaques, streets, parks and similar objects named after him.

Places

; Cities and towns
; Counties
; Pulaski Park in Northampton, Massachusetts: Sits on Main Street between City Hall and the historic Academy of Music Theater. Northampton and the surrounding area are home to many Polish-American immigrants and their descendants.
; Pulaski Park in Manchester, New Hampshire: Located at the corner of Union and Bridge streets, is home to equestrian statue of Pulaski.
; Casimir Pulaski Memorial Park in Chepachet, Rhode Island: Lies within the George Washington Management Area. The park features the Peck Pond, hiking, and cross-country skiing, and general recreation facilities.
; Pulaski Park in Hammond, Indiana: Located in the north part of Hammond, twp blocks square between Sheffield Avenue and Grover Avenue, and 137th and 139th Streets.
; Pulaski Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: sits along 20th Street, between Cleveland and Oklahoma Avenues.
; Pulaski Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Located along the Delaware River, adjacent to the Polish neighborhood of Port Richmond.
; Pulaski Park in Fall River, Massachusetts: A monument was erected in 1931, and a new flagpole and sign were dedicated in 2017

Roadways and bridges

; Pulaski Skyway: A 3.5-mile series of bridges between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey that connects to the Holland Tunnel, opened in 1932.
; Pulaski Skyway: Part of Interstate 93 in Boston, Massachusetts.
; Casimir Pulaski Highway: North-South Arterial, part of Routes 5, 8 and 12 in Utica, New York. There is also a statue of him on Utica's Memorial Parkway.
; Pulaski Bridge: Connects the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. Greenpoint is one of the largest Polonias in America.
; Pulaski Boulevard: Home to a monument to Pulaski, located in Pulaski's Village, a development of the Mystic Islands in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, the location of the Little Egg Harbor massacre. The monument is the starting point for the town's Memorial Day celebration and parade.
; Pulaski Road: A major north-south road in Chicago, Illinois.
; Pulaski Avenue: Runs through Germantown, Philadelphia, the site of the Battle of Germantown in which Pulaski participated.
; Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway: Interstate 65 through Lake County, Indiana.
; Pulaski Highway: U.S. Route 40 from Midvale, Delaware, to Baltimore, Maryland. The latter's Patterson Park also contains a monument to Pulaski.
; General Casimir Pulaski Way: NW 22nd Avenue in Miami, Florida.
; Other streets
; General Pulaski Memorial Day: Celebrated on October 11. The United States has long commemorated Pulaski's contributions to the American War of Independence, but Polish immigration in the 20th century heightened the interest. In 1929, Congress passed a resolution creating this holiday dedicated to Pulaski's memory and to the heritage of Polish-Americans. In New York City, the first Sunday of October sees the Pulaski Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.
; Casimir Pulaski Day: Celebrated predominantly in Chicago, Illinois since 1977 on the first Monday of March, when all state government buildings are closed. School districts have the option of observing Pulaski Day as a holiday.
; Pulaski Day: A mid-July holiday in Buffalo, New York, whose population consists of many Polish immigrants and their descendants, comprising an annual parade.
; Pulaski Days: A three-day celebration in Grand Rapids, Michigan on the first full weekend in October, in which the city's private Polish halls open their doors to the public. Most of the halls involved were established in the mid-to-late 19th century. They use this event as a fund raiser to maintain their non-profit organizations. The celebration of Polish heritage draws attendance from throughout Michigan as well as other areas of the country with populations of Polish origin.

Monuments