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[[Image:Pulaski-county-courthouse.jpg|thumb|The Old Pulaski County Courthouse. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | [[Image:Pulaski-county-courthouse.jpg|thumb|The Old Pulaski County Courthouse. Photo by Phil Frana.]] | ||
[[Image:New-pulaski-county-courthou.jpg|thumb|The New Pulaski County Courthouse.]] | [[Image:New-pulaski-county-courthou.jpg|thumb|The New Pulaski County Courthouse.]] | ||
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The '''Pulaski County Courthouse''' is in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the corner of Second and Spring streets. The blue granite courthouse is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, Polish ally to the American government in the Revolutionary War. The Pulaski County Courthouse was erected between 1887 and 1889 for $100,000. | The '''Pulaski County Courthouse''' is in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the corner of Second and Spring streets. The blue granite courthouse is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, Polish ally to the American government in the Revolutionary War. The Pulaski County Courthouse was erected between 1887 and 1889 for $100,000. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 18 January 2009
The Pulaski County Courthouse is in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the corner of Second and Spring streets. The blue granite courthouse is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, Polish ally to the American government in the Revolutionary War. The Pulaski County Courthouse was erected between 1887 and 1889 for $100,000.
In 1914 the architect George R. Mann added an annex to the original structure.
Pulaski County Government
County government came to Pulaski County on May 24, 1819, with a first session at the home of Samuel McHenry. In 1820 the first General Assemby of Arkansas Territory located county government in the town of Cadron at the outlet of Cadron Creek along the Arkansas River.
