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The Savannah monument, built over half a century later, was the first monument dedicated to Pulaski in the United States. [10] Work on restoration of the monument began in 1995. [2] A historical marker for the Pulaski monument on Monterey Square in Savannah, Georgia.
The Pulaski disaster figures prominently in Eugenia Price's 1985 novel To See Your Face Again, the second book of her Savannah Quartet. Surviving Savannah is a historical fiction novel based on this tragedy written by Patti Callahan, published in 2021. [9] The Pulaski disaster was the subject of an August 2021 episode of Expedition Unknown. [10]
General Casimir Pulaski is a bronze equestrian statue of Casimir Pulaski, a military man born in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He joined the military at a young age, fighting for removal of the king, who was backed by Russia. After his side lost the war, he fled to Paris, where he met Benjamin Franklin.
Pulaski Square, also in Savannah, Georgia. Fort Pulaski National Monument on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia, which was active during the American Civil War. General Casimir Pulaski statue in Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C., located at Pennsylvania Avenue, between 13th and 14th Streets. Dedicated on May 11, 1910.
Pulaski Square was laid out in 1837 and is named for General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish-born Revolutionary War hero who died of wounds received in the siege of Savannah (1779). [19] It is one of the few squares without a monument—General Pulaski's statue is actually in nearby Monterey Square.
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Pulaski Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Orleans Square, west of Madison Square and north of Chatham Square. It is known for its live oaks.