Kosciuszko's Garden

Park in New York, United States of America
41°23′31″N 73°57′13″W / 41.391858°N 73.953583°W / 41.391858; -73.953583Created1778Operated byFederal government

Kosciuszko's Garden is a small retreat garden built by Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the side of a cliff overlooking the Hudson River at West Point, New York.[1] First constructed in 1778, it still offers visitors and cadets a place of quiet tranquility during the warmer months.[2] 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."[3]: 71 

See also

  • Fort Clinton (West Point)
  • Constitution Island
  • Fort Putnam
  • Redoubt Four (West Point)

References

  1. ^ "Tour of West Point Kosciuszko'z Garden (Slide 16 of 16)". USMA.edu. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. ^ "FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND OURS". American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  3. ^ Storozynski, A., 2009, The Peasant Prince, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 9780312388027
  • The garden in 1899. Note the "SARATOGA" engraving is already present
    The garden in 1899. Note the "SARATOGA" engraving is already present
  • March 2009
    March 2009
  • The garden, June 2009
    The garden, June 2009
  • Steps to garden
    Steps to garden
  • The garden around 1900
    The garden around 1900
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