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2001_NY_WP_Campus | 15 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Campus |
2003_NY_WP_Campus | 1 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Campus My second visit to West Point was considerably more disappointing than my first visit (before 9/11). Then, you could go anywhere on campus except within the central dorm area. You could also visit West Point's cemetery which has lots of people include George Custer and Ulysses Grant's son. But they... |
2016_NY_WP_Campus | 4 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Campus |
2001_NY_WP_Cemetery | 68 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Cemetery |
2016_NY_WP_Cemetery | 125 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Cemetery |
2001_NY_WP_Chapel | 17 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Chapel |
2003_NY_WP_Chapel | 9 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Chapel |
2016_NY_Ft_Putnam | 113 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Fort Putnam |
2003_NY_WP_Museum | 16 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum The West Point Museum dates back to 1854. It has some interesting artifacts and recreations divided into six galleries: "Large Weapons" (artillery pieces, tanks, cannons), "Small Weapons" (hand-held weaponry), "West Point" (uniforms and artifacts related to major people here), "History of Warfare"... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum | 13 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_AW | 63 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: American Wars American Wars:
Our national freedom has been guaranteed by the sacrifices of our fighting men and women.
Here the visitor can see the armor of colonial militiamen, the muddy jungle fatigues of the Vietnam "grunt,” the British drum surrendered at Saratoga, General George Washington's pistols, field... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_Champ | 37 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: Championing a Nation West Point Museum exhibition featuring a variety of media including artwork, music, posters, newspapers, film and political cartoons created or heavily influenced by the Committee on Public Information during World War I.
On February 15th the West Point Museum opened the exhibit,Championing a Nation... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_USArmy | 126 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: History of the US Army History of the U.S. Army Exhibit:
This gallery is dedicated to the history of the United States Army and its contributions to the growth of the Nation.
Here are displays on the opening of the Frontier, the Buffalo Soldiers, the construction of the Panama Canal, the secret "Manhattan Project" that... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_War | 170 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: History of Warfare History of Warfare:
The history of military warfare is part of each Cadet's required curriculum. This gallery is closely coordinated with the academic courses on military history and traces warfare from the ancient world to the present.
The exhibit highlights the technological changes in warfare and... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_WP | 72 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: History of West Point History of West Point:
Beginning with the garrisoning of West Point during the Revolutionary War, this display chronicles the Garrison of West Point and the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Exhibited artifacts range from the sword of Polish patriot Thaddeus Kosciuszko, who engineered some... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_Weapons | 78 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: Large and Small Weapons Large Weapons:
On the lowest level of the West Point Museum are several over-sized displays ranging from artillery pieces to a First World War tank.
Highlighted are two murals by a D-Day veteran depicting the Allied Invasion of Europe in 1944, an atomic bomb of the type dropped on Nagasaki and the... |
2016_NY_WP_Museum_PS | 8 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Museum -- Exhibit: Presentation Swords |
2016_NY_Thayer_Hotel | 57 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Thayer Hotel |
2001_NY_WP_Trophy | 114 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Trophy Point |
2003_NY_WP_Trophy | 12 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Trophy Point |
2016_NY_WP_Trophy | 82 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Trophy Point |
2001_NY_WP_Vw | 10 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Views from... |
2016_NY_WP_Vw | 29 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Views from... |
2016_NY_WP_VC | 3 | NY -- West Point Military Academy -- Visitor Center It was under construction when I was there. |
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2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2) Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2) Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2) MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |