by Lucie Levine 
It is one thing to be a Revolutionary hero, another to be an architect, or an abolitionist or an accomplished musician. Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who lends his name to the bridge, was all those things and more. According to The Kosciuszko Foundation, the Polish-born American Revolutionary Hero participated in revolutions in Poland, France and the United States. As a Brigadier General in the Continental Army, he created the blueprints for…
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