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The Steamship Pulaski disaster was the term given to the June 14, 1838, explosion on board the American steam packet Pulaski, which caused her to sink 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of two-thirds of her passengers and crew. About 59 persons survived, and 128 were lost. [2]
USS Pulaski, was a side-wheel steamship, in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Casimir Pulaski. Named Metacomet when built for commercial owners in 1854, she served as USS Pulaski from 1858 to 1863, when she was sold by the Navy. Metacomet was built at New York City.
The steamship Pulaski was built by John A. Robb. She exploded in the Steamship Pulaski disaster. On July 19, 1837, John A. Robb & Co. built a steam dredge boat for the United States Government for deepening the harbor at Ocracoke, North Carolina. [8] In August 1837, he built the barqueJohn A. Robb for New Orleans pilots. Captain Bennett was in ...
According to Andrew Bird, the album was written to accompany the central track, saying, "I had this song 'Pulaski at Night' that was fresh and ready to go. Rather than wait a few years to put it out, I composed a sort of score to go with it, as if the song were a movie, and I wrapped it in a soundtrack composed of themes that set you up for the ...
Pulaski (tool), a firefighting hand tool combining an ax and a mattock; Pulaski, a 1987 BBC TV series "Pulaski", a 1987 instrumental song by The Shadows and theme from the BBC TV series "Pulaski", a 2011 song by Drive-By Truckers from Go-Go Boots; Pulaski Yankees, were a minor-league American baseball team based in Pulaski, Virginia
Chicago-based alternative hip-hop artist Kidd Russell titled a song "Pulaski Day" produced by Cisco Adler. The single was released on Pulaski Day 2012, and was featured on the front page of Vevo. The video has a cameo from professional wrestler Colt Cabana. The song is an up-tempo track that features lyrics about Chicago in the summer time ...
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Edward Crockett Pulaski (February 9, 1866 – February 2, 1931) was a U.S. Forest Service ranger based in Wallace, Idaho. [2] Pulaski traveled west and worked as a miner, railroad worker, and ranch foreman before joining the forest service in 1908. [3] He was reputed to be, and personally claimed that he was, a collateral descendant of Casimir ...