Kosciuszko's Garden

Kosciuszko's Garden
Kosciuszko's Garden
	Steps leading up from the garden, July 2008
Location	West Point, New York
Nearest city	Highland Falls, New York
Coordinates	41°23′31″N 73°57′13″W / 41.391858°N 73.953583°W
Created	1778
Operated by	Federal government

Kosciuszko's Garden is a small retreat garden built by Tadeusz Kosciuszko on the side of a cliff overlooking the Hudson River at West Point, New York.^[1] First constructed in 1778, it still offers visitors and cadets a place of quiet tranquility during the warmer months.^[2] The "General Edward L. Rowny Family Endowment" was established to further sustain perpetual care and maintenance of the Garden and to dedicate a plaque commemorating the occasion.

Dr. James Thacher described it in his diary, "Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a gentleman of distinction from Poland...amused himself while stationed on the point, in laying out a curious garden in a deep valley, abounding more in rocks than soil. I was gratified in viewing his curious water fountain with jets and cascades."^[3]^: 71

References

^ "Tour of West Point Kosciuszko'z Garden (Slide 16 of 16)". USMA.edu. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
^ "FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND OURS". American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
^ Storozynski, A., 2009, The Peasant Prince, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 9780312388027