Kosciuszko's Garden is a small retreat garden built by
Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the side of a cliff overlooking the
Hudson River
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West Point
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New York
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. 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 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)
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Constitution Island
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Fort Putnam
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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)
Tadeusz Kościuszko
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Gardens in New York (state)