Pulaski, formerly Walnut Bluff, is a ghost town in Panola County, Texas, United States.

History

Pulaski is situated on the banks of the Sabine River. It was settled in the mid-1830s, and was originally called Walnut Bluff. From 1842 to 1842, it served as the county seat for

Harrison County, Texas Harrison County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 68,839. The county seat is Marshall. The county was created in 1839 and organized in 1842. It is named for Jon ...

. A post office operated from 1847 to 1867. The town declined after the county seat was moved to Carthage. During the American Civil War, it became an inland port for cotton after the Capture of New Orleans. By 1900, Pulaski was abandoned.

References

{{Panola County, Texas Geography of Panola County, Texas Ghost towns in Texas 1830s establishments in Texas 19th-century disestablishments in Texas