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WEST POINT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MEMORIAL PLAQUE

WEST POINT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Location: TROPHY POINT

City: WEST POINT

State: New York

Zip Code: 10996

Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone

Access: Military Base

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: BILL COUGHLIN

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

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 WATER WAY TO STRIKE INTO THE INTERIOR OF NEW YORK OR TO DIVIDE THE COLONIES IN TWO.


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