United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
Old section in January 2009
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| Established | 1817, 199 years ago |
| Location | U.S. Military Academy West Point, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°23′53″N 73°58′01″W / 41.398°N 73.967°WCoordinates: 41°23′53″N 73°58′01″W / 41.398°N 73.967°W |
| Type | Military |
| Owned by | U.S. Military Academy |
West Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the eastern United States, on the grounds of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It overlooks the Hudson River, and served as a burial ground for Revolutionary War soldiers and early West Point inhabitants long before 1817, when it was officially designated as a military cemetery.
Northwest of the cadet area, it was known as "German Flats" before its formal designation as the official cemetery in 1817. Until that time several small burial plots scattered in mid-post also served as places of interment. The graves from these plots and the remains subsequently found during building excavations were removed to the new site.
An improved road to the cemetery was constructed in 1840, and the caretaker's cottage was erected in 1872. The cemetery is home to several monuments, including the Dade Monument, Cadet Monument, Custer Monument, Wood's Monument, and Margaret Corbin Monument.
The cemetery includes interments of many notable people:
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