West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colonel Thayer
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009
1. Colonel Thayer Marker
of the
Military Academy
Erected 1883.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 41° 23.623′ N, 73° 57.539′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It is on Washington Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the Plain at the U.S. Military Academy. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beat Navy Tunnel (here, next to this marker); Ulysses S. Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Superintendant's Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Military Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Trophy Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Wars That Shaped the Nation (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas MacArthur (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 150 Pounder Armstrong Gun Captured at Fort Fisher, North Carolina January 15, 1865 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009
2. Sylvanus Thayer Monument
This white granite monument was sculpted by Carl Conrad.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009
3. Closeup of Thayer Statue
Sylvanus Thayer (USMA Class of 1808) served as Superintendent of West Point from 1817 to 1833. The monument was dedicated 50 years later.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009
4. Detail of Thayer Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 2, 2012
5. Colonel Thayer Statue on the Plain
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009
6. Grave of Sylvanus Thayer
Sylvanus Thayer is buried at West Point Cemetery, about a mile north of the marker.
From Wikipedia
7. Sylvanus Thayer
Painting of Sylvanus Thayer by Robert Weir.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on September 4, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6, 7. submitted on September 10, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
