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Tennessee AHGP Information Giles, County, Tennessee Situated in the s. part of the state, and contains 600 sq. ms. Drained by Richland and other branches of Elk cr. The surface is moderately uneven; soil, fertile. Capital, Pulaski. There were in 1840, neat cattle 18,560, sheep 13,980, swine 108,473; wheat 92,244 bush, produced, rye 7,461, Ind. corn 1,453,243, oats 97,049, potatoes 24,198, tobacco 19,528 pounds, cotton 2,446,923; 21 stores, cap. $133,1 10; 1 cotton fac. 160 sp., 9 tanneries, 58 distilleries, 1 powder m., 1 rope fac, 2 flouring m., 35 grist m., 19 saw m., 2 printing offices, 2 weekly newspapers. Cap. in manufac. $19,100. 4 acad. 165 students, 20 schools, 589 scholars. Pop. whites 14,425, slaves 7,030, free col'd 39; total, 21,494. Pulaski, p-v., Capital of Giles County, Tennessee, 74 s. by w. Nashville, 734 W. Situated on the e. side of Richland cr., a branch of Elk r. It contains a court house, a church, and about 900 inhabitants. Read More about Tennessee Counties and Towns © Tennessee American History and Genealogy Project
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