Tadeusz Kosciuszko Memorial - Washington, D.C.
N 38° 54.009 W 077° 02.120
18S E 323501 N 4307665
A statue/monument of Tadeusz Kosciuszko stands in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WM35VJ
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2008
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Tadeusz Kosciuszko is one of four European military leaders who assisted the American cause during the Revolution honored with a statue in Lafayette Park just north of The White House in Washington, D.C. The public park is located directly north of the White House on H Street between 15th and 17th Streets NW. The monument was created in 1910, and the sculptor was Antoni Popiel.
According to information posted on the internet
(visit link): "Kosciuszko (1746-1817) was a Polish patriot with considerable skill as an engineer. He joined the Revolutionary Forces in 1776 and designed a number of forts and fortifications which aided the colonists in defending their territory against British invasion. In 1783, he was commissioned a brigadier general and Congress granted him $15,000 and 500 acres of land in Ohio."
"In 1784, he returned to his native Poland and fought for freedom from Russia until his death in 1817."
"He opposed American slavery. After his death, his Ohio lands were sold and the proceeds used to found the Colored School at Newark, New Jersey."
"He was a close friend of Thomas Jefferson. It is said that the statue at the Jefferson Memorial depicts the president wearing a fur coat given to him by Kosciuszko."