Kosciuszko's Monument (West Point)

Kosciuszko's Monument
United States

Kosciuszko's Monument at West Point
For General Tadeusz Kosciuszko's contribution to the defense of West Point during the American Revolutionary War
Location near Highland Falls, NY
Appointed Engineer-in-Charge of West Point's Fortifications by General George Washington

Kosciuszko's Monument is a pedestal and statue of Polish General Tadeusz Kosciuszko at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Kosciuszko designed the defenses of the West Point garrison from 1778–1780 during the height of the Revolutionary War, when George Washington considered West Point to be the most important military post in America.[1] The pedestal and shaft of the monument was first proposed in 1825 by John Latrobe, and dedicated in 1828.[2] The statue, designed by D. Borja, was later added in 1913.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ambrose, Stephen (1966). Duty, Honor, Country. A History of West Point. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 10. ISBN 0-8018-6293-0. 
  2. ^ a b "Annual National Tadeusz Kosciuszko Observance". American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point, Inc. http://www.kosciuszkoatwestpoint.org/whats_new.html. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
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