Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

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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..."

Thaddeus Kosciuszko NM

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Monument is open

The operating hours are Wednesday-Sunday from 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. No tickets are needed.

The site address is 3rd & Pine Streets.

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Special Events

"General Kosciuszko is as pure a son of liberty as I have ever met" Thomas Jefferson

Audio Podcast about the General (right click-Save as target)

Happy Birthday Thaddeus Kosciuszko Celebrate Thaddeus Kosciuszko's Birthday (February 4, 1746) all weekend. Join a Park Ranger for a special tour of the Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank (420 Chestnut Street) featuring Kosciuszko and other notable foreign Generals who helped America win independence. 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, February 4 & 5.

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INHP, 143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

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Phone

Visitor Information
(215) 597-7130

Fax

(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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