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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...”
 

INHP Cell Phone Audio Tour

Try our new Independence National Historical Park Cell Phone Audio Tour!

Call 267-519-4295, press Prompt #30 for the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial information.

Read the press release and flyer with stops for other park sites.

 
 
 
 

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INHP, 143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

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(215) 597-9618

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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.
A large star-shaped wooden structure is surrounded by deep green grass. A small path winds in front of it.  

Did You Know?
Fort Stanwix National Monument and Fort Necessity National Battlefield are the only French and Indian War sites in the entire National Park Service.
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Last Updated: January 20, 2008 at 10:38 EST