Jackson County, Michigan
Pulaski Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural farming township in the southwest corner of Jackson County covering about 36.18 square miles and comprising the entire T4S R3W survey township; it borders Calhoun County to the west and Hillsdale County to the south, is drained by branches of the Kalamazoo River, and contains numerous lakes and the unincorporated community of Pulaski
Living in Pulaski Township
Named in the late 1830s by Colonel Luther L. Ward for Count Casimir Pulaski, the Polish-born cavalry general and Revolutionary War hero. Source: 99wfmk.com
Homes in Pulaski Township
What makes Pulaski Township home
Pulaski Mall
Two-story building from 1923 at the northeast corner of Pulaski and Folks Roads in the Pulaski community; its second floor housed Butler's Dance Hall, a Saturday-night entertainment venue that operated from 1923 to 1958
Wilbur Lake
One of the township's largest lakes, in the northeast near the Pulaski community, named for early settler John Wilbur, whose son Goodell was recorded as the first child born in Pulaski
Swains Lake County Park & Campground
26-acre Jackson County park and campground at 7400 Pulaski Road on Swains Lake, with 56 modern water and electric campsites, a boat launch, swimming area, nature trails, ball diamond, and playground; the lake is stocked with rainbow trout and named for early property owner Isaac N. Swain
Pulaski Township areas to know
Pulaski
Unincorporated community in the township, first settled in 1833 about a mile west at Folks and Watson Roads and originally called Wheelerton; businesses moved to the present site at Pulaski and Folks Roads after the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad arrived in 1884
Wheelerton
Early name for the Pulaski settlement and site of the former Wheelerton Station, a train stop in the Pulaski hamlet