Pula-sky or Pula-skee?

If you want to sound like a native of Pulaski County, pronounce it "Pula-sky" and not "Pula-skee" although the latter is correct.

Pulaski County was named for General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who served in the American Revolutionary Army and who was mortally wounded at the seige of Savannah on Oct. 9, 1779.

So why is it pronounced as such?  Our founding fathers, who were mainly of British and German descent saw no reason to disagree over the way the county's name was pronounced, especially since the person responsible was most likely the county''s first sheriff and already settled when others began to arrive.

George Terry came to Pulaski County in 1838 and was one of the first two white men to locate at Winamac.  He had been raised at Sodus Point, located on the edge of Lake Ontario approximately 60 miles southwest of Pulaski, NY, a small town known to call itself "Pula-sky."  It is the only community outside of Pulaski County, IN to do so.

As it turns out "Pula-sky" isn't a Hoosierism after all.  It is simply a linguistic oddity left over from our early settlers.

Our county is named for General Casimir Pulaski who gave his life fighting in the American Revolution because he saw the infant America as truly free and was desirous of living here.

We are pronounced for "Pula-sky," NY, near where George Terry's father was mortally wounded in the Battle of Sodus Point during the War of 1812.

Contributed by L. Irving