Plaque reads: KOSCIUSZKO’S GARDEN

BUILT IN 1778 FOR REST AND MEDITATION

BY THE BRILLIANT POLISH MILITARY ENGINEER

WHO REDESIGNED AND SUPERVISED

CONSTRUCTION OF THE FORTS AT WEST POINT

MAKING IT THE “GIBRALTAR OF THE HUDSON”

IN THE REVOLUTION.

THIS GARDEN, RECONSTRUCTED IN 1968-69,

IS MAINTAINED BY THE GENEROSITY OF THE

POLISH AMERICAN VETERANS OF MASSACHUSETTS

AND THEIR FRIENDS.

MAY IT EVER BE A PLACE OF REPOSE

IN MEMORY OF THE DISTINGUISHED POLE

WHO APPRECIATED BEAUTY AND SERENITY

EVEN IN THE MIDST OF STRIFE.

 
 

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