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5 unusual facts about Pulaski County


Chuck Hardwick

Charles Leighton Hardwick (born November 8, 1941 in Pulaski County, Kentucky) is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a former Senior Vice President at Pfizer.

Free Frank McWorter

In 1795 McWhorter moved to Pulaski County, Kentucky and took Frank to build and later manage his holdings there.

Pulaski County, Arkansas

Four-year postsecondary institutions include the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas System's only metropolitan campus, the United Methodist Church-affiliated Philander Smith College, Arkansas Baptist College, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — all located in Little Rock.

Pulaski County, Missouri

All of Pulaski County is a part of Missouri's 16th District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Dan W. Brown (R-Rolla).

Pulaski County, Virginia

It is named for W. Graham Claytor, Sr. (1886–1971) of Roanoke, Virginia, a vice president of Appalachian Power who supervised construction of the dam and creation of the lake.


Bloodland, Missouri

Bloodland is ghost town in southern Pulaski County, Missouri, is surrounded by Ft. Leonard Wood. The town is near Big Piney, Missouri and close to Palace, Missouri, which is surrounded by Ft. Leonard Wood also.

Conway County, Arkansas

Conway County was formed on October 20, 1825 from a portion of Pulaski County and named for Henry Wharton Conway who was the territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress.

Devils Elbow, Missouri

The community still has a post office and zip code; along with Laquey, it is one of only two unincorporated places in Pulaski County to retain a post office.

Jim Shuler

Shuler moved from Blacksburg to Pulaski County and ran for the open 7th district seat, but lost to Republican Dave Nutter in the November 6, 2001 general election, while Deeds won in the redrawn 12th.

Laquey, Missouri

Along with Devils Elbow, it is one of only two unincorporated places in Pulaski County to retain a post office, and along with Swedeborg, is one of only two unincorporated communities in the county to retain a school.

Mid-Missouri

Counties that are sometimes considered to be in the Mid-Missouri region: Adair, Laclede, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Warren.

Venus Ramey

She was wooed by Hollywood in 1947, but dissatisfied with show business, she returned home to her Eubank, Kentucky tobacco farm (which she has maintained for over 50 years) in Pulaski County, Kentucky.


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1997 Benton, Arkansas tornado outbreak

It then entered Pulaski County and struck the southern and eastern portions of the Little Rock suburbs, killing 5 and injuring nearly 200 others before it lifted near Adams Field Airport in College Station.

Delmer

Delmer, Kentucky, unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Eddie Girdler

He faced three opponents on the May 18 primary: Former mayor and current campaign treasurer for Congressman Hal Rogers, J.P Wiles; local business owner Bill Hamilton; and former Somerset police chief and current chief deputy at the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, Larry Wesley.

Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States

LGBT rights in Arkansas

On July 2, 2013, 11 same-sex couples, some of whom had married in Iowa and some of whom were registered as domestic partners in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, along with two of their children, filed a lawsuit, Wright v. Arkansas, in Pulaski County Circuit Court challenging the state constitution's definition of marriage and its denial of recognition to same-sex unions established in other jurisdictions.

River Rail Streetcar

This section opened on February 16, 2007, with a ribbon cutting by Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, and North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays.

Swedeborg, Missouri

Along with Laquey, it is one of only two unincorporated communities in Pulaski County to retain its own school district.

Tower Building

Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas

Waynesville, Missouri

Military personnel assigned to training areas on the south end of the post sometimes choose to live in the unincorporated areas of Big Piney and Pulaski County, or the northern Texas County communities of Plato and Roby.