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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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The Cadet Monument
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By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009 | |
| | | 1. The Cadet Monument Marker | | |
Inscription. This Monument Sacred to the Memory of the deceased Officers and Cadets of the Military Academy.
Erected by the Members of the Institution.
Oct. 1818
Erected 1818 by Cadets & Officers of the U.S. Military Academy.
Location. 41° 24.007′ N, 73° 57.947′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from Washington Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is located in section XXX of the West Point Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wood Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Dent Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Cadet Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Margaret Corbin (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Margaret Corbin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dade and his Command (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old West Point Gates (approx. 0.2 miles away); 150 Pounder Armstrong Gun Captured at Fort Fisher, North Carolina – January 15, 1865 (approx. 0.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in West Point. |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009 | |
| | | 2. The Cadet Monument Marker | | This monument was dedicated to Cadet Vicent M. Lowe, who was killed on January 1, 1817 in an artillery accident at the Academy. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009 | |
| | | 3. The Cadet Monument | | The names of cadets and professors who died while at West Point appear on the sides of the monument. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009 | |
| | | 4. The Cadet Monument | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009 | |
| | | 5. View from the Cadet Monument | | The Cadet Monument overlooks the Hudson River. Also visible in this photo, taken from in front of the marker, is Constitution Island (seen on the right). | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on September 29, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 77 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on September 29, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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