From its command point on the Hudson, the United States Military Academy at West Point dominates the scenery. It is a fortress structure that George Washington used strategically during the Revolutionary War and even strung an iron chain across the water to stop British ships from penetrating further north.
We toured here on 7/23 and it is just as impressive by land with 3,000,000 annual visitors agreeing. Unlike the Naval Academy, you have to board buses for a tour and can not walk the grounds without Department of Defense clearance. Here’s an inside picture of the Cadet Chapel. Notice the prayer books and hymnals—all done to military precision with a template.
No cadets on campus now during the summer so I took a picture in the museum of the dress uniforms. Notice the painting entitled View of the Hudson River by Robert Weir from 1864. It is a good example of the Hudson River School of Art which depicted the beauty of this river in idyllic tones. Here’s a picture of Bob with the real thing.
We toured here on 7/23 and it is just as impressive by land with 3,000,000 annual visitors agreeing. Unlike the Naval Academy, you have to board buses for a tour and can not walk the grounds without Department of Defense clearance. Here’s an inside picture of the Cadet Chapel. Notice the prayer books and hymnals—all done to military precision with a template.
No cadets on campus now during the summer so I took a picture in the museum of the dress uniforms. Notice the painting entitled View of the Hudson River by Robert Weir from 1864. It is a good example of the Hudson River School of Art which depicted the beauty of this river in idyllic tones. Here’s a picture of Bob with the real thing.
