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Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
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The site address is 3rd & Pine Streets.

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

Explore the site museum which includes audio-visual programs, exhibits, restrooms and a bookstore.

  • View the 8-minute audio-visual program that presents a history of Kosciuszko's life and accomplishments.
  • Take a look at the photos of memorials to Kosciuszko in his native Poland and various memorials throughout the United States.
  • Visit the memorial room which highlights Kosciuszko's military career.
  • Listen to a narration (offered in English and Polish) as your view Kosciuszko's bedchamber.
  • Identify and locate items using the guidebook.
  • Sit down and watch the audio-visual program in English or Polish.
  • Review the many items in the bookstore.
  • Visit the Polish American Cultural Center located on Walnut Street between 3rd & 4th Streets.
Arrival of a party from Norfolk Virginia at League Island. Some members of this party wound up in New Bedford.  

Did You Know?
Between 1840 and 1860 some 300-700 escaped slaves were living in New Bedford. Frederick Douglass was among those who found freedom in New Bedford. He arrived in 1838 after escaping from Baltimore carrying another sailor's protection papers.

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Last Updated: March 31, 2009 at 16:09 EST