Image of the south side of the Queensboro Furnace. The most unusual and signifigant feature of the furnace is its unusually high and sharply pointed arch.
Image of the Queensboro Furnace and the plaque that was placed on the north side of the furnace. The plaque reads " Orange or Queensboro Furnace / Erected 17- / on the 6th of October 1777 / On their way from Stony Point / to attack Fort Montgomery...
Map shows land ownership, structures, businesses, schools, churches, cemeteries, railroads, mountains, and bodies of water. Includes United States Military Academy at West Point.
Map shows land ownership, structures, businesses, schools, churches, cemeteries, railroads, mountains, and bodies of water. Includes United States Military Academy at West Point and Constitution Island.
Postcards; Military academies; Military facilities; Chapels;
Cadet Chapel is considered on outstanding example of Gothic architecture. The large stone edifice of the largebuilding has ivy climbing the walls. A large tower and large arched windows are part of the building.
Looking out over the Hudson River. Fort Putnam was erected by the Americans in 1778, for the purpose of defending Fort Clinton, on West Point below, and to more thoroughly secure the river against the passage of hostile fleets. It was built under...
View from the Hudson River towards the shore and then down the river. There are two lighthouse structures on the point of the shore. West Point Lighthouse was established in 1853 and discontinued in 1946. The original light was a thirty-two foot...
Postcards; Military academies; Military facilities; Ferries; Batteries (Weaponry); Cannons;
Looking down towards the Hudson River from above the Battery at West Point. There is a ferry boat on the water and cannons in the battery. The Narrows, a tidal strait between the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn, connects the...
