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...”

Site Closure

The Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial will close from November through early February, 2009 to install museum lighting, replace bedchamber period wallpaper, install new carpeting and exhibits with original Kosciuszko artifacts from Poland. Reopening is planned for Saturday, February 7th, 2009 for the annual Kosciuszko birthday tribute.

Review the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial Comprehensive Plan, images and artifacts planned for the new exhibits.

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INHP, 143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

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(215) 597-9618

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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.