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Pulaski County, MissouriPulaski County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Casmir Pulaski, Polish general of the American Revolution. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Pulaski CountyOrganized by act of legislature Janurary 19, 1833. On the north are Miller and Maries Counties, on the east is Phelps, on the south are Texas and Laclede, on the west are Laclede and Camden. It has been called "the mother of counties" because Phelps entirely, and parts of Crawford, Camden, Miller, Maries, and Texas Counties were formed from it. It was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, the Polish patriot, who fought for the American colonies in the Revolutionary War and was killed at the Battle of Savannah. Pulaski is a stock name found in six other counties and eleven towns. It has also been called "The Switzerland of America" because of its high hill, bluffs, and swift rivers. (LAWS OF MISSOURI 1833; HIST. LACLEDE, 113; OZARK REGION & PEOPLE, 70; G.M. Reed; G.W. Lane)
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