West Point Military Academy, USA

West Point Military Academy is the oldest military installation in the United States. It is located on a high hill in the town of West Point, overlooking the Hudson River, 80 km from New York City. It was originally housed in a military fort. The site was chosen by George Washington, who was aware of the need for a military school for the new country. The fort was built in 1778 and was considered to be the most important defensive facility in the United States. President Thomas Jefferson signed an executive order establishing the Academy in 1802 and it was built in just a few months.

One of the most important leaders of the Academy was Colonel Sylvanus Thayer, who paid great attention to civil engineering, among other military training. Graduates of the Academy are well-known builders of the roads, railroads, bridges, and ports of the United States. After World War I, under the leadership of Douglas MacArthur, the Academy introduced increased physical training and military training. The Academy's motto was "Duty, Dignity, Country!". The West Point Military Academy has graduated many of the great men of the United States - General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), who participated in the Civil War and was the 18th President of the United States, George Patton (1885-1945), a distinguished military leader during World War II, and many others. Since the 1970s, the Academy has admitted foreigners and also women.

Today, the territory of the Academy covers 6,745 hectares, there is an information center and a museum, which has a huge collection of weapons, making it the oldest and largest military museum in the country.