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West Point most commonly refers to the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York. West Point may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * West Point (building), a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England * Westpoint Arena, a multi-purpose arena near Exeter, UK United States * West Point, Alabama * West Point, Arkansas * West Point, California * West Point, Georgia * West Point, Illinois * West Point, Indiana * West Point, Iowa * West Point, Kentucky * West Point, Minnesota * West Point, Mississippi * West Point, Nebraska * West Point, New York ** West Point Cemetery on the United States Military Academy grounds, West Point, New York ** West Point Mint, in New York * West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio * West Point, Morrow County, Ohio * West Point, Pennsylvania * Westpoint, Tennessee * West Point, Texas (other) * West Point, Utah * West Point, Virginia * West Point (Seattle), Washington ** West Point Light, Seattle * West Point, Wisconsin, a town E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River with a scenic view, north of New York City. It is the oldest of the five American service academies and educates cadets for commissioning into the United States Army. The academy was founded in 1802, one year after President Thomas Jefferson directed that plans be set in motion to establish it. It was constructed on site of Fort Clinton on West Point overlooking the Hudson, which Colonial General Benedict Arnold conspired to turn over to the British during the Revolutionary War. The entire central campus is a national landmark and home to scores of historic sites, buildings, and monuments. The majority of the campus's Norman-style buildings are constructed from gray and black granite. The campus is a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio
West Point is an unincorporated community in northern Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. A former coal town, it lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 45 and 518, it has the ZIP code 44492. It is part of the Salem micropolitan area. History West Point was not officially platted. It grew as a community along the Youngstown and Ohio River Railroad, and was home to the railroad's coal power plant in the early 20th century. A post office called West Point had been in operation from 1836 to 1903, and again from 1955 until 2018. On July 26, 1863, Union forces defeated Confederate General John Hunt Morgan at the Battle of Salineville following his 1,000 mile raid along the Ohio River. Union General James M. Shackelford and his 3,000 men army, in addition to the Steubenville and New Lisbon militias, captured Morgan and his remaining men in a short firefight west of West Point. The John H. Morgan Surrender Site commemorates the locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point Island
West Point Island (originally known as Albatross Island; es, Isla Remolinos) is one of the Falkland Islands, lying in the north-west corner of the archipelago. It has an area of and boasts some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the Falklands. The island is owned by Roddy & Lily Napier and run as a sheep farm and tourist attraction. Description West Point Island lies off the north-west point of West Falkland. It is long with a maximum width of . Its dramatic west-facing cliffs are the highest in the Falklands, with the highest point at Cliff Mountain rising to . West Point Island Settlement, with its airstrip, lies on Westpoint Cove in the north-east. It is separated from West Falkland by a narrow channel called the Wooly Gut, which is a local reference to katabatic winds that often occur there. It lies south-east of the Jason Islands, the nearest being South Jason Island. History As with many locations around the Falkland Islands, in the early 19th century West P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Prince Edward Island
West Point is a cape and an unincorporated community located in the southwestern corner of Prince Edward Island, Canada. ''West Point Lighthouse'', a square tapered tower, was built in 1875 by the federal Department of Marine. The West Point Lighthouse Inn, Museum and Restaurant was established in 1984. The West Point Development Corporation, a non-profit organization, maintains the lighthouse as a navigational aid beacon, although the living quarters of the lighthouse are now used as a unique country inn and museum. This lighthouse was first lit on May 21, 1876. Cedar Dunes Provincial Park is located at West Point and provides a supervised public beach for swimming. West Point is not the westernmost extreme point of Prince Edward Island; that is West Cape, Prince Edward Island, West Cape, several kilometres to the north and slightly west. Part of the very large West Cape, Prince Edward Island#West Cape Wind Farm, West Cape Wind Farm is located in West Point. Notable People G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Monrovia
West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers. West Point is one of Monrovia's most densely populated slums. Environmental degradation has gradually caused part of the peninsula to erode into the ocean. Endemic problems include overpopulation and diseases such as tuberculosis. History The informal settlement was squatted in the 1940s or 1950s by fishermen. An experiment in the 1970s to move people from West Point failed. Residents returned despite squalid living conditions. People moved back to fish and make a living as informal shopkeepers and service providers close to the city centre. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Hong Kong
West Point () was a point of land on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its location is the shore off Pok Fu Lam Road and Queen's Road West in 1845, approximately the junction of Western Street and Des Voeux Road West near Western Police Station. This was the northernmost point on the western half of Hong Kong Island. The Hong Kong Government divided Victoria City into four ''wan'' (環), or districts. While West Point falls into Sai Wan, or Western District, major government structures like the police station and court (Western Magistracy) are located near West Point. Thus the name of Sai Wan, Western District, Western and West Point were sometimes used interchangeably. St. Stephen's Anglican Church located in West Point was founded by the Church Missionary Society (Church Mission Society The Church Mission Society (CMS), formerly known as the Church Missionary Society, is a British mission society working with the Christians around the world. Founded in 1799, CMS has attracted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Wisconsin
West Point is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,634 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.5 square miles (84.1 km2), of which, 28.9 square miles (74.9 km2) of it is land and 3.5 square miles (9.2 km2) of it (10.94%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,634 people, 660 households, and 485 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.5 people per square mile (21.8/km2). There were 907 housing units at an average density of 31.4 per square mile (12.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% White, 0.49% African American, 0.43% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 660 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 2.6% ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point Light
The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation on Seattle, Washington's West Point, which juts into Puget Sound and marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay. The lighthouse is similar in design to the Point No Point Light and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is a main feature of Seattle's Discovery Park. History The lighthouse began operation on November 15, 1881, using a fourth-order Fresnel lens. It was the first manned light station on Puget Sound, built at a cost of $25,000 ($ in today dollars). It was illuminated with a kerosene lamp for its first 44 years, until it was attached to Seattle's electric grid in 1926. It became automated in 1985, the last station in Washington to do so. Under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, in early 2003, Seattle's Department of Parks and Recreation applied to the United States Department of the Interior to take custody of the ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point (Seattle)
West Point is the westernmost point in Seattle, Washington, United States, jutting into Puget Sound from the Magnolia neighborhood. It also marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn southeastward to Alki Point marks the western extent of the bay. At the point itself is the 1881 West Point Lighthouse, the first manned light station on Puget Sound. Just to the east is King County's sewage treatment plant, and beyond that, Discovery Park, formerly the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton. The original Duwamish Native American name for West Point, transliterated variously as ''PKa'dz Elue'', ''Oka-dz-elt-cu, Per-co-dus-chule,'' or ''Pka-dzEltcu'', means "thrust far out." West Point was given its current name in 1841 by U.S. Navy lieutenant Charles Wilkes, commander of the United States Exploring Expedition. In 1992, construction of an expansion to the sewage treatment plant unearthed archaeological remains of early Coast Salish The Coast Salish is a group of ethnically and ling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Virginia
West Point (formerly Delaware) is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,306 at the 2010 census. Geography West Point is located at (37.543733, −76.805366). The York River is formed at West Point by the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers; from there, it separates the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of eastern Virginia as it flows approximately to the Chesapeake Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (23.12%) is water. Much of the downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the West Point Historic District. History The current site of West Point was once the site of ''Cinquoteck'', a Native American village of the local Mattaponi, an Algonquian-speaking tribe affiliated with the Powhatan Confederacy. During the first half of the 17th century, the Confederacy and the English colonists who es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Utah
West Point is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden– Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 9,511 at the 2010 census, up from 6,033 in 2000. The estimated population in 2019 was 10,957. The city has experienced quick growth centered primarily around single-family residential construction. West Point was first settled in March 1867. The community was named after the United States Military Academy at West Point. Before it was incorporated, the region was informally called "South Hooper" and "Muskrat Springs". Geography West Point is located along the eastern shoreline of the Great Salt Lake, and an extensive network of wetlands is strung along the western boundaries. These areas are essential to migrating birds. The cities of Clinton and Hooper are located to the north, Clearfield is to the east, and the city of Syracuse is to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Texas (other)
West Point most commonly refers to the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York. West Point may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * West Point (building), a tower block in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England * Westpoint Arena, a multi-purpose arena near Exeter, UK United States * West Point, Alabama * West Point, Arkansas * West Point, California * West Point, Georgia * West Point, Illinois * West Point, Indiana * West Point, Iowa * West Point, Kentucky * West Point, Minnesota * West Point, Mississippi * West Point, Nebraska * West Point, New York ** West Point Cemetery on the United States Military Academy grounds, West Point, New York ** West Point Mint, in New York * West Point, Columbiana County, Ohio * West Point, Morrow County, Ohio * West Point, Pennsylvania * Westpoint, Tennessee * West Point, Texas (other) * West Point, Utah * West Point, Virginia * West Point (Seattle), Washington ** West Point Light, Seattle * West Point, Wisconsin, a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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