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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEP3_washington_West-Point-NY.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOY_west-point-in-the-american-revolution_West-Point-NY.html
The history of West Point in the American Revolution began in May 1775 when George Washington and other Americans recommended that the Hudson River be blocked to prevent the British from using the waterway to strike into the interior of New York o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOS_sherburnes-redoubt_West-Point-NY.html
In 1778, Colonel Henry Sherburne's Regiment built a redoubt (a small enclosed work used to fortify hilltops, passes, etc.) in this general vicinity to cover the rear of Fort Clinton - - the main fortification covering the Great Chain and the river…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEON_constitution-island_West-Point-NY.html
In 1775, the first American patriots occupied Martelaer's Rock (across the river) and soon renamed it Constitution Island after the British Constitution. In 1775, the Americans built Romans' Battery on the island - still visible at the river line …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOM_margaret-corbin_West-Point-NY.html
In memory of· Margaret Corbin · a heroine of the Revolutionknown as Captain Molly1751 - 1800who at the Battle of Fort Washington, New York City, when her husband John Corbin was killed, kept his field piece in action until severely w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEOA_the-great-chain_West-Point-NY.html
The Hudson River's narrow width and sharp turns at West Point created adverse sailing conditions and prompted construction of a Great Chain in 1778 as an obstacle to the movement of British ships north of this point. American soldiers positioned t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO5_fort-putnam_West-Point-NY.html
Built in 1778 byColonel Rufus Putnam'sRegiment ofMassachusetts InfantryRebuilt and enlarged 1794Restored 1909 Lower Marker:Fort PutnamFort Putnam was the key defensive work in West Point's fortified zone during the American Revolution. It was c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO3_battery-sherburne_West-Point-NY.html
occupied this site duringthe RevolutionBuilt 1778
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO2_u-s-military-academy_West-Point-NY.html
U.S. Military Academyhas been designated aRegistered NationalHistoric LandmarkUnder the provisions of theHistoric Sites Act of August 21, 1935this site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating and illustratingthe history of the United States …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO1_fort-clinton_West-Point-NY.html
(Originally named Fort Arnold)Designed and beganby De la RadiereCompleted by Kosciuszko1778 - 1780
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