Howitzer West Point Academy 1915 Yearbook with Dwight D Eisenhower & Omar Bradley

Did you know? Comprising a staggering 16,000 acres which includes the campus of the United States Military Academy, West Point was considered by General George Washington to be the most strategic position for American forces during the American Revolutionary War, The site was selected because of the aberrant S-curve on the Hudson River. Following the end of the American Revolution, West Point was used as a storage facility by the Continental Army. The United States Military Academy was created in 1802, being America’s oldest service academy. Distinguished graduates of West Point include 3 presidents, 74 Medal of Honor recipients, 18 astronauts, 70 Rhodes Scholars and 3 Heisman Trophy winners!