General Casimir Pulaski Monument in Patterson Park - Baltimore, MD
N 39° 17.228 W 076° 34.622
18S E 363992 N 4349826
In 1929, the Pulaski Monument Committee commissioned architect A.C. Radziszewski and sculptor Hans Schuler to design a monument depicting Pulaski leading his final cavalry charge. On October 14, 1951, the completed monument was dedicated.
Waymark Code: WM4A67
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2008
Views: 66
This fabulously huge memorial is located in the southeast portion of Patterson Park. It is a huge relief-like statue set in a huge concrete wall. There is a long walkway which makes its way to the monument. To the left is a World War I memorial flag pole.
One of the first of recent capital projects in Patterson Park, the restoration of the Pulaski Monument, which honors the Polish Revolutionary War hero, was completed in 2001. A celebration to mark the completion of the restoration of this monument was held in October 2001. There was a parade through the park to the monument where the Pulaski Monument Restoration Celebration began. The work was completed by Steven Tatti and Bob Pringle.
The restoration was in consequence of the 50th anniversary. The work, was handled under the leadership and guidance of the Pulaski Monument Restoration Committee, Polish Legion of American Veterans General Casimir Pulaski Post 209, the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, Department of Recreation and Park, and the Friends of Patterson Park and the monument was rededicated.
Casimir Pulaski was born in the late 1740s in Warsaw, Poland. In his native country he fought against Imperial Russia, winning fame and the respect for brilliant and daring attacks on the Russian forces attacking his country.
With recommendations from Benjamin Franklin and the Marquis de Lafayette, in 1777 Pulaski joined the American War for Independence. On September 15, 1777, he was commissioned a Brigadier General and made "Commander of the Horse." He is considered the "Father of the American Cavalry." At largely his own expense, he formed an independent cavalry and infantry corps in Baltimore, known at the time as "Pulaki's Legion." While leading a cavalry charge against the British at Savannah, Georgia, he was mortally wounded on October 9, 1779.
Type of Memorial: Monument
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