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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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The Chesapeake Bay region was a center of trade, commerce, and government during the 18th and 19th centures. As such, it became a target of British military strategy during the War of 1812.

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