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Trophy Point is a scenic overlook of the Hudson River Valley located at West Point, New York. It has been the subject of numerous works of art since the early 19th century. Trophy Point is the location of Battle Monument, one of the largest columns of granite in the world. Designed by architect Stanford White and dedicated in 1897,1 Battle Monument was formerly the site of West Point graduation ceremonies before the class sized became larger in the mid-twentieth century.
Trophy point is also the home to numerous captured pieces of artillery from every major war from the Revolutionary War to the Spanish-American War.
 Battle Monument at Trophy Point, Dec 2008 |
 View From Battle Monument, Oct 2008 |
- ^ Crackel, Theodore (1991) Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-3458-2
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