United States Military Academy - View this location on map Troops have been stationed at this pivotal spot guarding the Hudson River since January 1778, making West Point the oldest permanently occupied military post in the country. Benedict Arnold commanded the post here during the Revolutionary War and attempted to betray it to the British in 1780. Congress established the U.S. Military Academy here in 1802. Buildings and memorials at the Academy attest to its long history, and its list of graduates reads like a 'Who's Who' in American military service. New York 218, West Point, New York Historical

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