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Pulaski most commonly refers to Casimir Pulaski (Kazimierz Pułaski), a Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War hero.
Places and things named in honor of Casimir Pulaski
Municipalities in the United States
- Pulaski, Georgia
- Pulaski, Illinois, a town
- Pulaski, Iowa
- Pulaski, Mississippi
- Pulaski, New York
- Pulaski, Tennessee
- Pulaski Riot, in 1868
- Pulaski, Virginia
- Pulaski Blue Jays, a minor-league American baseball team
- Pulaski, Wisconsin, a village
- Pulaski, Iowa County, Wisconsin, a town
- Mount Pulaski, Illinois
American infrastructure and landmarks
- Pulaski Park (disambiguation), multiple locations
- Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway, the portion of Interstate 65 in Lake County, Indiana
- Pulaski Barracks, U.S. Army military installation in Kaiserslautern, Germany, houses the 415th Base Support Battalion
- Pulaski Bridge, New York City
- General Pulaski Skyway, New Jersey
- Pulaski Highway, from Baltimore, Maryland, to near New Castle, Delaware
- Pulaski Road (Chicago), Illinois
- Pulaski Road, County Route 11 (Suffolk County, New York)
- Fort Pulaski, on Cockspur Island, Georgia
- Pulaski Technical College, Arkansas
- Casimir Pulaski Monument in Savannah
People
- Ed Pulaski, of the U.S. Forest Service
- Casimir Pulaski, Polish soldier and nobleman, "the father of American cavalry".
- Józef Pułaski, a Polish noble and joint creator of the Bar Confederation, father of Casimir
Fictional
- Katherine Pulaski, a medical officer from the American television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Eddie Pulaski, police officer in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Ronette Pulaski, a character from the Twin Peaks TV series and movie
Ships
- ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski a Polish Navy frigate
- USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633)
- USS Pulaski County (LST-1088)
- USS Pulaski (1854)
- SS Pułaski, an ocean liner for the Polish-owned Gdynia America Line
- SS Pulaski-steamship sunk off Cape Hatteras in 1838
CTA stations
- Pulaski (CTA Blue Line station), on the Blue Line's Forest Park branch
- Pulaski (CTA Pink Line station)
- Pulaski (CTA Green Line station)
- Pulaski (CTA Orange Line station)
Other uses
- Pulaski (tool), a hand tool combining an ax and a mattock for fighting fires, named after Ed Pulaski, above.
See also
- Pulawski (disambiguation)
- Pulaski Middle School (disambiguation)
- Casimir Pulaski Day, in Chicago
- Pulaski Day Parade, New York City
- Pulaski Days Celebration in Grand Rapids, MI