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| Milky Way Farm | 1864 Milky Way Rd Pulaski, TN Built by founder of Mars Candy Company Frank C Mars built home 1932 Originally consisted of 2,700 acres 38 barns and numerous houses were built on property The main home has 21 bedrooms and 12 baths Open for tours, weddings, meetings, and guest accommodations Luncheons, dinners, weddings, and other events by appointment Has the largest dining table in Tennessee During its prime was one of the top five farms in the nation Admission charged |
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
American Legion Post #60 |
BPOE Lodge #1827 1415 West College St  |
Giles County Senior Citizen’s Center |
Giles Memorial VFW Post 4577 |
| Pulaski F & AM Lodge #101 Building erected 1964  |
SIGHTS IN THE CITY
Hewitt House Retirement Center |
Pulaski Coca-Cola Bottling Company |
Tennessee Army National Guard |
Veteran’s Home |
Hillcrest Country Club 
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200 Hillcrest Dr Pulaski, TN Public 9 holes Par: 72 Length 6,806 ft |
| Pulaski | A two acre plot on Richland Creek was chosen for a county seat Formed in 1809 Incorporated 1810 Was birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan Also served as headquarters of the Freedman's Bureau that assisted freed slaves A disastrous fire burned many buildings on Square, 1887 Laws were passed that all business houses around square must be brick or stone The Radio Center Building and the row of one story offices on each side pre-date the Civil War Work was begun on the Opera House 1867 Building burned before completion The present Opera House building completed 1868 It held last performance in the 1930’s |
| South Pulaski Historic District Sign |
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District includes South First, South Second, and South Third Streets Was placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1986 Homes date from 1830 |
| Sam Davis Avenue Historic District Sign |
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Street was once dividing line between white and Indian territory Named for a Confederate hero hanged by Federal Troops on this hill, 1863 Placed on the National Register of Historic Places 1989 Outstanding architecture of the 1860 to 1910 period |
| First Courthouse Historic Sign |
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First courthouse, a rough log cabin Located near the present Richland Creek bridge Built in Kirk’s Settlement near sign Court held in building from February 1810 until December 1811 Courthouse #2 completed by August 1811 A log courthouse covered with boards Court was held in building for about two years Courthouse #2 burned Courthouse #3 was a substantial two-story brick building Records are unsure as to whether this courthouse burned or was torn down Courthouse #3 burned due to a defective flue, 1856 Courthouse #4 completed 1859 The cost was $27,000 During Civil War, Federal threatened to burn courthouse A ransom of $3,000 was paid by Thomas Martin, founder of Martin College Courthouse #4 was spared destruction The courthouse clock and bell was donated by Martin’s estate, 1880 Courthouse #4 burned on April 20, 1907 The fifth and present courthouse was erected in 1909 Its cost was $130,729.00 The Neoclassical building marked by tall Corinthian columns Inside a balcony encircles the third floor 16 caryatids (female faces) hold up the arched vault of the rotunda with stained glass skylight In the cupola, the 1858 bell strikes the hour |
| Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District | Square laid out 1811 by the original County Commissioners Buildings date from 1867 Courthouse erected 1909 |
| Homecoming 86 Time Capsule | Buried July 5, 1986 |
| Sam Davis Statue | Erected by Giles Co Chapter U D C, October 11, 1906 |
| Davidson, Ransom Historic Sign | Donald Grady Davidson Born 1893 Died 1968 John Crowe Ransom Born 1886 Died 1974 Both were Giles County natives They were professors at Vanderbilt University Helped found "The Fugitive" magazine, 1922 to 1925 Magazine launched the "Southern literary renaissance" Wrote essays critical of industry’s dehumanizing effects on the South |
| Fort Hill | Located west of Pulaski Site of Civil War fortifications of the Union Army |
| Giles County Historical Museum | 122 S. Second St Houses country historical artifacts and genealogical records |
| Giles County Historical Society | P.O. Box 693 Pulaski, TN 38478 |
| PULASKI’S HISTORIC SQUARE |
Downtown Pulaski
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Information provided from a brochure by Margaret Butler and Elizabeth
White Artwork provided by John White |
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