Pulaski County

Pulaski County, highlighted in map of Virginia
Source: Color Landform Atlas of the United States, Virginia - County Map (by Ray Sterner)

Pulaski County was created in 1839 from land that was previously part of Wythe and Montgomery counties.1

The name honored Casimir Pulaski, who is credited with organizing and training the cavalry arm of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.2

Calfee Park

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Zinc in Virginia

Pulaski County in 1856, as the Virginia and Tennessee brought the first railroad to Southwest Virginia
Pulaski County in 1856, as the Virginia and Tennessee brought the first railroad to Southwest Virginia
Source: Library of Congress, Map & profile of the Virginia & Tennessee Rail Road (William Willis Blackford, 1856)

Links

References

1. "The Abbreviated Historical Timeline of Pulaski County," Pulaski County, https://www.pulaskicounty.org/compplan/assets/documents/draft/appendix/historical-timeline-of-pulaski-county.pdf (last checked July 19, 2026)
2. "Casimir Pulaski," Fort Pulaski National Monument, National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/people/casimir-pulaski.htm (last checked July 19, 2026)

in 2015, the Hoover Color Corp donated its Pulaski County iron oxide mine (which was once the source of pigment for paints and Crayola crayons) for an extension of the New River Trail State Park bike trails
in 2015, the Hoover Color Corp donated its Pulaski County iron oxide mine (which was once the source of pigment for paints and Crayola crayons) for an extension of the New River Trail State Park bike trails
Map Source: ESRI, ArcGIS Online

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