Kosciuszko's Garden is a small retreat garden built by
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus.
Tadeusz may refer to:
* Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader
* Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor
* Tadeusz Boy-Żeleńs ...
on the side of a cliff overlooking the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
at
West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
,
New York. First constructed in 1778, it still offers visitors and cadets a place of quiet tranquility during the warmer months.
The "General Edward L. Rowny Family Endowment" was established to further sustain perpetual care and maintenance of the Garden and to dedicate a plaque commemorating the occasion.
Dr.
James Thacher
James Thacher (February 14, 1754 – May 26, 1844) was an American physician and writer, born in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Biography
When Thacher was 16 he became an apprentice for Abner Hersey, a doctor from Barnstable, Massachusetts. From ...
described it in his diary, "Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a gentleman of distinction from Poland...amused himself while stationed on the point, in laying out a curious garden in a deep valley, abounding more in rocks than soil. I was gratified in viewing his curious water fountain with jets and cascades."
[Storozynski, A., 2009, The Peasant Prince, New York: St. Martin's Press, ]
See also
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Fort Clinton (West Point)
Fort Clinton (originally known as Fort Arnold) was an American Revolutionary War fort located near West Point, New York. Commanded by and named after Benedict Arnold before his betrayal of the United States and defection to the British Army, the ...
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Constitution Island
Constitution Island is in the northeastern United States, located in New York on the east side of the Hudson River, north of New York City. It is directly opposite the U.S. Military Academy Reservation at West Point and is connected t ...
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Fort Putnam
Fort Putnam was a military garrison during the Revolutionary War at West Point, New York, United States. Built by a regiment of Colonel Rufus Putnam's 5th Massachusetts Regiment, it was completed in 1778 with the purpose of supporting Fort C ...
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Redoubt Four (West Point)
References
Image:Kosciuszko's Garden c1899.JPG, The garden in 1899. Note the "SARATOGA" engraving is already present
Image:Kosciuszko%27s_Garden,_West_Point,_NY_1_March_2009.JPG, March 2009
Image:Kosciuszko's Garden June 19, 2009.JPG, The garden, June 2009
Image:Sign and Steps to Kosciuszko's Garden.JPG, Steps to garden
Image:Koscuiszko's Monument and garden before statue emplaced.jpg, The garden around 1900
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1778 establishments in New York (state)
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Gardens in New York (state)