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Pulaski Street

SCDAH Marker

Front Description

This street was named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish count who came to America in 1777 to aid the Patriot cause. In 1777, Pulaski was appointed brigadier general by the Continental Congress and was placed in command of a Troop of Horse. He participated in the defense of Charlestown against Prevost’s raid in May of 1779 and in the siege of Savannah where he was mortally wounded on October 9, 1779.

Site Photos

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