US Military Academy WEST POINT c1890 -Photogravure- 1893 American Landmark

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British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph
1893 American Landmark Historical Print
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West Point
" c1890
in New York
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with Titled Tissue Overleaf
The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, Army, Army West Point, The Academy or simply The Point, is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in West Point, New York, in Orange County.
It was originally established as a fort that sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River.
West Point's role in our nation's history dates back to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. General George Washington considered West Point to be the most important strategic position in America. Washington personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifications for West Point in 1778, and Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point in 1779. Continental soldiers built forts, batteries and redoubts and extended a 150-ton iron chain across the Hudson to control river traffic. Fortress West Point was never captured by the British, despite Benedict Arnold's treason. West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America.
Several soldiers and legislators, including Washington, Knox, Hamilton and John Adams, desiring to eliminate America's wartime reliance on foreign engineers and artillerists, urged the creation of an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare.
President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy in 1802. He took this action after ensuring that those attending the Academy would be representative of a democratic society.
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Publ
ished in 1893 by Balch Brothers, Boston
FULL PAGE Size
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Approximately
9" X 10.5"
Blank on Reverse
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Small spot above image; Very slight
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