I have seen many roadways and highways with the name "Pulaski".Who was Pulaski?

Question

I'm assuming this is a man or womans name.It sound sPolish to me.I am curious why roadways would be named after this individual and I've never heard of them.Or is it a persons name at all?

Answer 1

Several cities and counties in US states are named after Pulaski, including the city of Pulaski, Tennessee, counties in Arkansas (of which Arkansas' state capital is the county seat), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Virginia, as well as villages in Wisconsin and New York. A bridge on Interstate 65 over the Kankakee River in Indiana is named after him. The Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey and the Pulaski Bridge in New York City are dedicated to him. A section of U.S. Highway 40 from New Castle, Delaware to Baltimore, Maryland is named the Pulaski Highway. A section of the 5/8/12 arterial in Utica, New York, is named the Casimir Pulaski Highway.

Kazimierz Pułaski of Clan Ślepowron ([ka'ʑimʲɛʐ pu'waski] (help·info), often written Casimir Pulaski in English in the USA (March 4, 1746 – October 11, 1779), was a Polish soldier and politician who has been called "the father of American cavalry." One of the first tributes to Pułaski was paid when George Washington on November 17, 1779, issued a challenge-and-password set for identifying friend and foe when crossing military lines: "Query: Pulaski, Response: Poland".

So you were right - it's a Polish name.

Answer 2

If you are talking about Highways, (not sure what highway you are talking about), but I was Born in Radford,VA.
And that is just a few miles from Pulaski.

Answer 3

There is a disambiguationhere, listing everyone and anything with the name Pulaski... even raods and people : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulaski