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Originally Posted by JolyB
A number of things have been named after that gentleman. There is a mountain in Australia, a bridge in Brooklyn, a town in Mississippi, a training area in Chicago for the Special Olympics and of course, that wonderful mustard.  There is a National Memorial to him in Philadelphia that is part of the National Parks system, not too far from Independence Hall. |
One of the counties here in Arkansas was named after another Polish hero of the American Revolution, Casimir Pulaski. Little Rock sits in Pulaski County.
I guess there are a great many places named after military men. We also have a county here in Arkansas that seems to be named after a general and later President and the county seat is also named after another general. You might think they were Confederate generals, but I don't think so. The county seat is Sheridan and the county is Grant. Don't know that for sure as I have never looked it up, but I am guessing they were named after those generals, but who knows, might just be coincidence. Whatever, seems odd, but maybe those two were kind during reconstruction.