Pulaski County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,955. Its county seat is Waynesville. The county was organized in 1833 and named for Kazimierz Pułaski, a Polish patriot who died fighting in the American Revolution.
Old and new Pulaski County courthouses in Waynesville
The old Pulaski County Courthouse, which is on the National Register, is now a museum.
Fort Leonard Wood is a U.S. Army training installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of the city of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood in January 1941. Originally intended to train infantry troops, in 1941 it became an engineer training post with the creation of the Engineer Replacement Training Center. During World War II Italian and German POWs were interned at the fort.
In 1984, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process, most of the U.S. Army Engineer School's operations were consolidated at Fort Leonard Wood. Before that, officer training was conducted at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
M67A1 Flame Thrower Tank at the U.S. Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood.
Then Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander visits Fort Leonard Wood in November 2013. Kander previously worked there as an instructor.
Samuel Countee's c. 1942 mural, Fort Leonard Wood's Countee Hall. Photo from 2017.
