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Pulaski is a village that spans Brown, Oconto, and Shawano counties in northeastern Wisconsin; its population was 3,870 at the 2020 census, with 3,650 of those residents in Brown County.

Pulaski was named after Polish general Casimir Pulaski, the Revolutionary War hero credited with creating America's first cavalry.

Land agent John J. Hoff began recruiting Polish immigrant families from Milwaukee to settle the area in 1881, and by 1885 about 35 Polish families had arrived.

Hoff donated 120 acres to the Franciscan Fathers, and the first Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church and monastery were built by 1888.

Pulaski was incorporated as a village on April 9, 1910.

Pulaski proudly calls itself the 'Polka Capital of the World.'

Each summer Pulaski hosts Pulaski Polka Days, one of the largest festivals dedicated to Polish culture in the United States, drawing polka bands from around the country and closing with a polka parade and a traditional Polish Catholic Mass.

According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Pulaski once had more polka bands per capita than Nashville, Tennessee.

The towers of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, completed in 1931, remain the village's defining landmark.

Pulaski also celebrates Casimir Pulaski Days each year in honor of its namesake.