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Kosciuszko’s Garden Restoration
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By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Kosciuszko’s Garden Restoration Marker | | |
Inscription. Dedicated June 22, 1969
by the
Polish American Veterans
of Massachusetts Inc.
This fountain was first built
by Colonel (later Brigadier General)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko in 1778
Erected 1969 by Polish American Veterans of Massachusetts Inc.
Location. 41° 23.502′ N, 73° 57.219′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from Cullum Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is located at the US Military Academy behind building 603. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kosciuszko’s Garden (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Kosciuszko’s Garden (here, next to this marker); Surrender at Saratoga (here, next to this marker); Malek Tennis Center (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); General George S. Patton, Jr. (about 700 feet away); Thayer Walk (about 700 feet away); Dwight David Eisenhower (about 800 feet away); Twentieth Century Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in West Point.
Also see . . . Biography of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. (Submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Marker at West Point | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Kosciuszko’s Garden | | The marker can be seen in the center of the photo. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Thaddeus Kosciuszko | | This statue of Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuszko is located a short distance north of the marker, near the reconstructed Fort Clinton fortification. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 183 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on February 18, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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