West Point, New York
West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. Located on the Hudson River in New York, General George Washington stationed his headquarters in West Point in the summer and fall of 1779 during the American Revolutionary War, and later called it "the most important Post in America" in 1781 following the war's end. West Point also was the site of General Benedict Arnold's infamous and failed attempt at treason during the Revolutionary War.
This article is about the military post. For the service academy, see United States Military Academy. For other uses, see West Point (disambiguation).
West Point was first occupied by the United States Armed Forces in January 1778, when Brigadier General Samuel Holden Parsons and his brigade occupied West Point. From then to the present, West Point has been occupied by the United States Army. It comprises 25.1 sq mi (65 km2) land and water including the campus of the United States Military Academy, which is commonly called "West Point" as well.
West Point is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Highlands in Orange County, located on the western bank of the Hudson River. The population was 7,341 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area.
View of station, looking south (ca. 1980)
Station interior
Entry door, trackside view
Education[edit]
Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District is the local school district.[50] James I. O'Neill High School is its high school.[51]
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) maintains elementary and middle schools for children of military personnel on-post at USMA,[52] but sends high school aged students who are dependents of on-base military personnel to O'Neill.[51] In March 2022 USMA's contract with O'Neill was renewed.[53]
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