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title: View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point
author: Samuel Valentine Hunt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21160/view-of-the-hudson-river-valley-from-west-point/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-10-06
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# View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point

_Authored by Samuel Valentine Hunt_

## Image File

[![View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21160.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21160.jpg)

## Image Caption

*West Point and the Highlands*, colour engraving by [Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) [Valentine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Valentine/) Hunt, 1869.

Depicted here is a view from the heights of the west bank of the Hudson River, looking northward along the valley. The United States Military Academy, also commonly referred to simply as "West Point," was established on the plateau here in 1802, transforming the original fortress, built to obstruct British navigation through the waterway in the [American Revolutionary War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/), into a site to train the country's officer corps.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Hunt, S. V. (2025, October 06). View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21160/view-of-the-hudson-river-valley-from-west-point/>
### Chicago
Hunt, Samuel Valentine. "View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21160/view-of-the-hudson-river-valley-from-west-point/>.
### MLA
Hunt, Samuel Valentine. "View of the Hudson River Valley from West Point." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21160/view-of-the-hudson-river-valley-from-west-point/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.si.edu/object/west-point-and-highlands:saam_1966.48.64) by **Samuel Valentine Hunt**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 06 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.