I am a little late with this blog as we visited West Point last Thursday. I had the blog all typed about West Point, then lost the internet. Gave up until I could get good coverage. We drove to West Point, which was about 30 miles from our RV park. We tried several gates, (West Point has lots of acreage). Finally , we found the visitors center and took a tour. Our tour guide was very good but talked so fast. Hopefully, I managed to get some of what he said. I also did some research on my own. West Point's history dates back to the Revolutionary War. General George Washington considered the high plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River to be the most important strategic position in America. He had the fortifications
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