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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Visit the house where wounded Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived and hear how this brilliant military engineer designed successful fortifications during the American Revolution. See the room where he received notable visitors such as Chief Little Turtle and Thomas Jefferson, who said he was “as pure a son of liberty, as I have ever known...”
 
Drawing of Kosciuszko

Thaddeus Kosciuszko now open!

The site address is 3rd & Pine Streets.

Operating hours will be Wednesday - Sunday, 12-4pm. Admission is free!

 
 
 
 

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INHP, 143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

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(215) 597-7130

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(215) 597-0321

Climate

Four distinct seasons with moderately cold winter and hot, humid summer. January average temperature, 33 degrees Fahrenheit; July average temperature, 75 degrees; average yearly rainfall, 41 inches; normal seasonal snowfall, 21 inches.
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World War I recruiting poster for the Coastal Artillery Corps.  

Did You Know?
All of Gateway NRA's units include sites that defended New York Harbor from attacks from the sea, from the Revolutionary War through World War II? They are Fort Hancock, Fort Tilden, and Fort Wadsworth. Learn about the history of coastal defense by visiting any of these sites.

Last Updated: April 13, 2009 at 12:14 EST