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.