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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13W7_romans-battery_West-Point-NY.html
Intended as the west curtain of the never-completed Fort Constitution, "the . . . battery is a straight line constructed by Mr. Romans, at very great expense; it has fifteen embrasures, which face the river at a right angle, and can only annoy a s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13W4_marine-battery_West-Point-NY.html
Built in early 1776, Marine Battery was destroyed in October 1777. The following year the battery was partially reconstructed on the surviving rampart to protect the Great Chain, which was probably anchored in the cove below.
This 10 foot thick…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13W2_fort-constitution-area_West-Point-NY.html
Fort Constitution, which would have enclosed this area, was intended to be the major fortification for the defense of the Hudson River. In January 1776, after three months of construction, work on the fort was halted, for the fort was considered t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QW_north-and-south-redoubts_West-Point-NY.html
In 1779, Major General Heath supervised construction of South (Middle) and North Redoubts (located across the river and east of the Town of Garrison). Both were designed to prevent British control of eastern approaches to West Point and Constituti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QT_fort-arnold_West-Point-NY.html
Fort Arnold was renamed Fort Clinton following Benedict Arnold's treason. It was the main fortification at West Point. Situated at the tip of the Plain overlooking the Hudson River, Fort Arnold, containing 12 cannon, 11 mortars and supported by fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QS_sherburnes-redoubt_West-Point-NY.html
In 1778, Colonel Sherburne's regiment built this redoubt near present trophy point to cover the back approach to Fort Arnold, western approaches to the Plain and northern approaches to Fort Putnam. No trace of the redoubt exists today.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1283_beat-navy-tunnel_West-Point-NY.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM127Z_redoubt-number-four_West-Point-NY.html
This redoubt, with battery No. 1, was constructed to command the heights above and around the main work at West Point, Fort Putnam, during the American Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM127M_superintendants-quarters_West-Point-NY.html
This property has beenplaced on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM127D_redoubt-four_West-Point-NY.html
In 1778, Thaddeus Kosciuszko designed Redoubt 4 to protect Fort Putnam (visible in the foreground) against British fire from this hill (Rocky Hill). American soldiers built Redoubt 4 in 1779. In 1780, Benedict Arnold described it as " . . . a wood…