United States Military Academy at West Point
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The United States Military Academy at West Point (also known as USMA, West Point, Army, The Academy or simply The Point) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City. The entire central campus is a national landmark and home to scores of historic sites, buildings, and monuments. The majority of the campus's neogothic buildings are constructed from gray and black granite. The campus is a popular tourist destination complete with a large visitor center and the oldest museum in the United States Army.
It has the one branch of the US Mint that creates gold coins.
www.westpoint.edu
www.westpoint.edu/visitors/SitePages/Home.aspx
It has the one branch of the US Mint that creates gold coins.
www.westpoint.edu
www.westpoint.edu/visitors/SitePages/Home.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy
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Coordinates: 41°21'53"N 74°1'40"W
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