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| west point - United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy | ||
| empire state, new york state, ny, new york a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies | ||
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west point
Site of the United States Military Academy, and of a fortress erected during the war of Independence, on the right bank of the Hudson River, 52 miles north of the city of New York. The Military Academy is on a plain 160 to 180 feet above the river, surrounded by the bold scenery of one of the finest river-passes in the world. The forts and a river-chain were taken by the British in 1777, but abandoned after Burgoyne’s surrender, and stronger forts were built, which Gen. Arnold bargained to betray,--a plot foiled by the arrest of Maj. André. For history of the Military Academy at West Point, see MILITARY ACADEMIES.
