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Pulaski County, Georgia
| County Formed |
December 13, 1808 |
| County
Seat |
Hawkinsville |
| Incorporated Cities |
Hawkinsville |
| Total
Area |
247.4 square miles |
| History |
Pulaski County was created in 1808
from what was then Laurens County. Georgia's 36th county was named for Polish
Count Casimir Pulaski who died in Savannah of wounds suffered in the
Revolutionary War. The Pulaski area was the capital of the Creek Indian
Confederacy.
The city of Hawkinsville was named
for Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, a Revolutionary War hero and the federal Indian
Agent for the four Southeastern tribes. He lived in Crawford County from 1794
until 1816.
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| Points
of Interest |
Hawkinsville is home to one of the
largest harness racing training facilities in the country.
There are three entries on the
National Register of Historic Places from Pulaski County: the Hawkinsville
Opera House, the Pulaski County Courthouse, and Taylor Hall.
The Ocmulgee River runs through
the county.
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| Notable Citizens |
Several notable people have ties
to Pulaski County. Butler Brown, an artist, has had his work displayed in the
White House; Mary Culler White was a missionary in China for most of her life;
and "Salty Sol" Fleischman, a respected sportscaster in the Tampa Bay
area, was born in the county. |
| Annual
Events |
The town has had a long history of
horse racing, and celebrates the Hawkinsville Harness Festival every
spring. |
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Cities and Towns In Pulaski County
(County Seat)
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