[6] The town was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War hero from Poland.

[7] On April 8, 2011, two tornadoes hit Pulaski, which destroyed 31 buildings and damaged 77 others.

[11] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.8 square miles (12.5 km2), all of it land.

New River Community College (NRCC) is a comprehensive community college located in the New River Valley of Virginia with the school physically located in Dublin, Virginia.

The town was home to the Pulaski Yankees baseball club of the Appalachian League at Calfee Park.

The northern end of New River Trail State Park is in Pulaski.

Gatewood Park and Reservoir is 400 scenic acres nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia.