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  2. Casimir Pulaski - Wikipedia

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    Pulaski was born on March 6, 1745, in the manor house of the Pułaski family in Warsaw, Poland. [1] [6] [a] Casimir was the second eldest son of Marianna Zielińska and Józef Pułaski, who was an advocatus at the Crown Tribunal, the Starost of Warka, and one of the town's most notable inhabitants.

  3. Fort Pulaski National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Pulaski was a noted cavalryman, played a large role in training Revolutionary troops, and took part in sieges at Charleston and Savannah. Fort Pulaski belonged to what is known as the Third System of coastal fortifications, which were characterized by greater structural durability than the earlier works. Most of the nearly 30 Third System forts ...

  4. Pulaski County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Website. pcgovt .com. Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,034. [1] Its county seat is Somerset. [2] The county was founded in December 1798 from land given by Lincoln and Green Counties and named for Polish patriot Count Casimir Pulaski.

  5. Siege of Fort Pulaski - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Fort Pulaski (or the Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski) concluded with the Battle of Fort Pulaski fought April 10–11, 1862, during the American Civil War. Union forces on Tybee Island and naval operations conducted a 112-day siege, then captured the Confederate -held Fort Pulaski after a 30-hour bombardment.

  6. Pulaski County, Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With a population of 399,125 as of the 2020 United States Census, it is the most populous county in Arkansas. [1] The county is included in the Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway metropolitan area. Its county seat is Little Rock, [2] which is also Arkansas's capital and largest ...

  7. Central Arkansas - Wikipedia

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    Central Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With an estimated 2020 population of 748,031, it is the most populated area in Arkansas.

  8. General Pulaski Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    General Pulaski Memorial Day is a United States public holiday in honor of General Kazimierz Pułaski (spelled Casimir Pulaski in English), a Polish hero of the American Revolution. This holiday is held every year on October 11 by Presidential Proclamation , to commemorate his death from wounds suffered at the siege of Savannah on October 9 ...

  9. Pinnacle Mountain (Arkansas) - Wikipedia

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    Pinnacle Mountain is a 1,011-foot (308 m) summit and the second-highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States; it is also the primary attraction of the 2,356-acre (953 ha) Pinnacle Mountain State Park. [2] Located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of downtown Little Rock ...