Team digitally traces Polish Revolutionary War hero’s West Point contributions

Nearly 250 years after 30-year-old Tadeusz Kościuszko established himself as one of the Continental Army’s most brilliant — and much-needed — combat engineers, West Point and three members of Poland’s Foundation for the Virtualization of National Cultural Heritage teamed up to ensure Kościuszko’s legacy endures. The three-man team traveled from Kościuszko’s native Poland to use 3D scanning, aerial photography and other digital technology to digitally document Revolutionary War-era sites and artifacts associated with the Polish-American hero, according to West Point . As West Point’s earthwork…