Pulaski

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The Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock is a Romanesque Revival Structure by architect Maximilian Orlopp built in 1889. A Classical Revival addition was added in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Pulaski County Website

Pulaski County Census

Pulaski County was created in 1818, and was one of five counties organized when Arkansas was part of the Missouri Territory. It was named for Count Casmir Pulaski, a Polish brigadier general credited with saving George Washington's life during the Revolutionary War. Pulaski County is the most populous county in the state and more than 83 percent "urban." As both county seat and state capital, Little Rock's largest industries are government and support services.

As an old seat of government, Little Rock has many historic structures that have been successfully preserved. The Historic Arkansas Museum, built between the 1820s and the 1850s, features four homes, outbuildings and a restored log house with gardens and lawns, offering a glimpse of pre-Civil War Arkansas. The Old State House, Arkansas' Capitol from 1836 to 1911, except briefly during the Civil War, now houses a museum of Arkansas history. The current state Capitol, built of Arkansas granite, is a scaled-down replica of the nation's Capitol. The Quapaw Quarter Historical District encompasses the original town of Little Rock and includes an abundance of historic properties. Renovation of the Pulaski County Courthouse recently was completed. A clock tower removed several decades ago was restored under a grant from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.

Congressman Snyder attends the Air Force Day Care Center.

Just east of Riverfront Park, one can see the "little rock" outcropping that inspired the city's name.

Metropolitan Pulaski County offers many educational and cultural opportunities found only in urban settings, such as the Arkansas Arts Center, the Museum of Science and History, and recently completed River Market.

The county still offers more rural pleasures, too. Pinnacle Mountain State Park, an 1,800-acre environmental park 15 miles from Little Rock, offers picnicking, hiking, canoeing on the Big and Little Maumelle rivers and tours with interpretive naturalists on volcano-shaped Pinnacle Mountain. Two wildlife management areas in the county - Camp Robinson and Holland Bottoms - provide wildlife and waterfowl habitat and some hunting. The county also features the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, which is home to the nation's largest fleet of C-130s.

--courtesy the Association of Arkansas Counties