Greenpoint in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tadeusz Kościuszko

1746 - 1817

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025

1. Tadeusz Kościuszko Marker

Inscription. Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a Polish military strategist whose plan won the Battle of Saratoga - the turning point of the American Revolution. He also built Fortress West Point, which Benedict Arnold tried to sell to the British, Kosciuszko gave his salary as a general in the Continental Army to Thomas Jefferson and instructed him to use it to buy African slaves - and free them. Kosciuszko also fought for the rights of European serfs, Jews, Native-Americans and women. Jefferson called him, "as pure a son of liberty as I ever have known, and of that liberty which is to go to all, and not to the few and rich alone."

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 43.471′ N, 73° 56.218′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenpoint. It is on Meeker Avenue west of Van Dam Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 791 Meeker Ave, Brooklyn NY 11222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Monitor Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenpoint War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tom Penny Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Taurean Spears Basketball Courts (approx.

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0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Taurean Spears Basketball Courts (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marie Leanza & Tillie Tarantino (approx. half a mile away); Margaret Carnegie & Mildred Johnson (approx. half a mile away); Theresa 'Tish' & Guido Cianciotta (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Paul Clinton Garden (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2025

2. Tadeusz Kościuszko Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.