Casimir Pulaski ( March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called "the father of the American cavalry". He has had hundreds of monuments, memorial plaques, streets, parks and similar objects named after him. Places Cities and towns Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski, Iowa Pulaski, Illinois Mount Pulaski, Illinois Pulaski, Wisconsin Pulaski, New York Counties Pulaski County, Arkansas Pulaski County, Georgia Pulaski County, Illinois Pulaski County, Indiana Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County, Missouri Pulaski County, Virginia Parks Pulaski Park in Northampton, Massachusetts Sits on Main Street between City Hall and the historic Academy of Music Theater. Northampton and the surrounding area are home to many Polish-American immigrants and their descendants. Pulaski Park in Manchester, New Hampshire Located at the corner of Union and Bridge streets, is home to equestrian statue of Pulaski. Casimir Pulaski Memorial Park in Chepachet, Rhode Island Lies within the George Washington Management Area. The park features the Peck Pond, hiking, and cross-country skiing, and general recreation facilities. Pulaski Park in Hammond, Indiana Located in the north part of Hammond, twp blocks square between Sheffield Avenue and Grover Avenue, and 137th and 139th Streets. Pulaski Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin sits along 20th Street, between Cleveland and Oklahoma Avenues. Pulaski Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Located along the Delaware River, adjacent to the Polish neighborhood of Port Richmond. Pulaski Park in Fall River, Massachusetts A monument was erected in 1931, and a new flagpole and sign were dedicated in 2017 Roadways and bridges Pulaski Skyway A 3.5-mile series of bridges between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey that connects to the Holland Tunnel, opened in 1932. Pulaski Skyway Part of Interstate 93 in Boston, Massachusetts. Casimir Pulaski Highway North-South Arterial, part of Routes 5, 8 and 12 in Utica, New York. There is also a statue of him on Utica's Memorial Parkway. Pulaski Bridge Connects the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. Greenpoint is one of the largest Polonias in America. Pulaski Boulevard Home to a monument to Pulaski, located in Pulaski's Village, a development of the Mystic Islands in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, the location of the Little Egg Harbor massacre. The monument is the starting point for the town's Memorial Day celebration and parade. Pulaski Road A major north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. Pulaski Avenue Runs through Germantown, Philadelphia, the site of the Battle of