Historic West Point - New York

Address:West Point, New York
Tel: (845) 938-4011

West Point's significance as a military position was first recognized by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. A huge chain was hooked from one side of the Hudson River, at West Point, to the other, thus obstructing all British nautical movement up and down the river. The fort was made a military academy during Thomas Jefferson's presidency, in 1802. Since then, West Point's infrastructure has been the domain of the Academy's cadets. A museum is open on site, displaying the military artifacts connected to the fort and the Academy; there is a vast range of old historic buildings and notable places. Tours run daily, though more-so from spring-fall.