In the center of the park.

A stone statue of General Thaddeus Kociuszko, Polish and American hero.

The statue remembers his history while serivng in what is present day Poland.

Kociuszko took part in the American Revolutionary War as a Colonel in the Continental Army. An accomplished military architect, he designed and oversaw the construction of state-of-the-art fortifications, including those at West Point, New York. In 1783, in recognition of his services, the Continental Congress promoted him to brigadier general.

Special thanks to the Polish Legion of American Veterans {PLAV} Post 14 (E. Jablonowski), Syracuse, NY, for assistance with this memorial.

The text on the plaque is inscribed in Polish:

MOWI * WIELKICH
ZASUG * O * NIEZA-POMNIANEJ * SKAWY
NACZELNIKOWl
NARODU * POLSKIEGO
TADEUSZOWI
KOSCIUSZCE
SPOECZENSTWO * MAZOWSZA * KURPI * | *MAZUR 
W 25 * LECIE * PRL**
1 - IX - 1969

  The English translation is:

TO A MAN OF GREAT MERIT
LEADER OF THE POLISH NATION
TADEUSZ KOCIUSZKO
FROM THE PEOPLE OF MAZOVIA, KURPIE, AND MASURIA
ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRL**
SEPTEMBER 1, 1969

Note** :PRL is the abbreviation for Polska Rzeczypospolita Ludowa or Peoples Republic of Poland