This month we should remember that the Polish were among the first settlers in this country and provided invaluable service in fighting for freedom during the American Revolution. October 1 was the 365th anniversary of the arrival in Jamestown. Va.. of the first Polish immigrants on this continent. Established in 1607. the first American colony of Jamestown was failing when the Virginia Company sent some Polish artisans to the New World in 1608. It took the Polish immigrants to establish the first American industry by building a glass furnace. followed by a soap works. a sawmill and a tar and pitch distilling operation. October 11 is the 194th anniversary of the heroic death of Gen. Casimir Pulaski at Savannah.
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