Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

Created: 2012/02/19 04:13 PM Last Updated: 2012/05/19 04:13 PM

Attraction Details Attraction Name:Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

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Visit the house where wounded Polish freedom fighter Thaddeus Kosciuszko lived and hear how this brilliant military engineer designed successful fortifications during the American Revolution. See the room where he received notable visitors such as Chief Little Turtle and Thomas Jefferson, who said he was “as pure a son of liberty, as I have ever known...”

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INHP, 143 S. Third Street Philadelphia PA USA

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Latitude:39.9480134

Longitude:-75.1461357

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Eastbound, via I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway) - Exit onto I-676 East (toward "Central Philadelphia) and follow it to the 6th Street exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp follow signs for Independence Park Visitor Center.

Westbound by car: After crossing the Ben Franklin Bridge - stay in the right hand lane and follow signs for Independence Visitor Center.

Northbound by car: via I-95 - Exit at "Independence Hall/Historic Area". At bottom of ramp follow signs for Independence Visitor Center.

Southbound by car, via I-95 - Use "Independence Hall/Historic Area" exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp follow signs for Independence Visitor Center.

Public Transportation
If you arrive in the city by train or bus, take the Market- Frankford subway east to 5th and Market Streets. Walk two blocks east to 3rd Street. Travel south and proceed 5 blocks to the Kosciuszko House.

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