Pulaski, Tennessee June and September. Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city and county seat of Giles County, located on the southern border of Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski. During early years of Reconstruction, in late 1865, it was the site of Confederate veterans organizing the first chapter of what became known as the Ku Klux Klan, a secret, white supremacist group. In 1870 Martin Methodist College was founded in Pulaski for white students in the area. Pulaski was founded in 1809. During the
Casimir Pulaski Stevens released a song called "Casimir Pulaski Day" on his album Illinois, referencing Pulaski Day ("the first of March, on the holiday") as the day a girl dies of cancer. In "Gilmore Girls", season 3, episode 14 entitled, "Swan Song" and season 4, episode 16 entitled, "The Reigning Lorelai", there is a statue of Casimir Pulaski in the town square. In the middle of the season 4 episode, Nicole and Luke are seen fighting outside right in front of the statue. In the Season 3 episode of "The West Wing" entitled "Stirred", Pulaski is mentioned, and US President Jed Bartlett