2013 West Point - The United States Military Academy Drive & Dine - 8/10/13

West Point

The HC Porsche Club gathered at the New Baltimore service center before hitting the road.

The Club visited the West Point Museum before our bus tour .

16 Porsches and 31 Club members enjoyed a 1 hour bus tour of the West Point Academy grounds.

On special occasions the Cadets at West Point march in full military dress uniform. Unfortunately they were not marching the day of our visit.

The Continental Army first occupied West Point, New York, on 27 January 1778; it became the oldest continuously operating army-post in the United States.

The Great Hudson River Chain and high ground above the narrow "S" curve in the river enabled the Continental Army to prevent British Royal Navy ships from sailing upriver and thus dividing the Colonies.

Club members listened to the Tour Guide as he explained about the outbreak of the Civil War, and how West Point graduates filled the general officer ranks of the rapidly expanding Union and Confederate armies. Two hundred ninety-four graduates served as general officers for the Union, and one hundred fifty-one served as general officers for the Confederacy.

Weapons captured from many wars are displayed around the West Point grounds.

The majority of the campus's neogothic buildings are constructed from gray and black granite.

Candidates for admission must both apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a Senator or Representative. Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as cadets or collectively as the United States Corps of Cadets (USCC).

Leaving West Point returning on route 9W there was a great overlook of the Academy and the Hudson River. We had a great day which was very educational.

The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 miles north of New York City.