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Pulaski, Tennessee

Pulaski is a city in and the county seat of Giles County, which is located on the central-southern border of Tennessee, United States. The population was 8,397 at the 2020 census.[6] It was named after Casimir Pulaski, a noted Polish-born general on the Patriot side in the American Revolutionary War.

Pulaski, Tennessee

1809[1]

J.J. Brindley

7.51 sq mi (19.44 km2)

7.51 sq mi (19.44 km2)

0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)

699 ft (213 m)

8,397

1,118.71/sq mi (431.92/km2)

UTC-5 (CDT)

38478

47-61040[4]

1298659[5]

Media[edit]

The local newspaper is the Pulaski Citizen.

Sports[edit]

In 1903, Pulaski was home to the Pulaski Baseball Club, an independent Minor League Baseball team that played in the Tennessee–Alabama League.[17]

Events[edit]

The Diana Singing, near Pulaski in Cornersville, is home of the semi-annual Diana Singing, sponsored by the Churches of Christ. The event attracts over 3,000 people to the area in June and September.[18]

member of the United States Senate from Tennessee

Ross Bass

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; born in Pulaski

Keyes Beech

pioneer aviator, founder of Beech Aircraft and Travel Air Manufacturing; born in Pulaski

Walter Beech

Edwin W. Craig, Nashville insurance executive who launched radio station ; born in Pulaski

WSM

the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress

Willa Eslick

football player; born in Pulaski

Bobby Gordon

(1879–1952), African American architect, born and raised in Pulaski[19][20]

Moses McKissack III

longtime racecar driver and team owner in NASCAR and the ARCA Menards Series

Wayne Peterson

winner of National Book Award for poetry (1964); born in Pulaski

John Crowe Ransom

basketball player, University of Tennessee; played professionally in Europe

Tyler Smith

former University of Mississippi Rebels three-year starting quarterback

Bo Wallace

country music singer; born in Pulaski

David Wills

Civil War officer, Arkansas and Arizona politician; born in Pulaski

John Frank Wilson

horse trainer who won the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship three times

Doug Wolaver

In popular culture[edit]

The town was mentioned in the 1986 film Platoon by Chris Taylor, a character played by Charlie Sheen.[21]

City of Pulaski official website