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The West Point Chain 1778-1782
Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: June 8, 2012
Caption: The West Point Chain 1778-1782
Additional Description: During the Revolutionary War, a chain was stretched across the Hudson River between West Point and Constitution Island to impede British ships from traveling upriver. Several links of the chain are displayed in the museum.
Submitted: June 9, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p206996
File Size: 4.456 Megabytes

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