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U. S. Military Academy, Cemetery Gates, West Point, Orange County, NY

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Significance: The cemetery gates are an intricately detailed set of cast iron gates and posts which remain as a rare survivor of early exterior decorative ironwork at the Academy.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-363

Survey number: HABS NY-5708-55-A

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000562

The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 miles north of New York City. The Academy traces its roots to 1801, when President Thomas Jefferson directed that plans be set in motion to establish the United States Military Academy. The entire central campus is a national landmark and home to scores of historic sites, buildings, and monuments.

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1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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