The chapel is now used for denominational services, weddings, memorial services and funerals of all faiths. The seating capacity is 450. The Old Cadet Chapel is one of five chapels on the Academy grounds and is one of the oldest buildings still in use at West Point. Trophy Point Trophy Point is among the most popular sites in the Hudson River Valley. The view to the north has been captured in paintings and photographs for the past two centuries.
Memorials here commemorate many of our nation's military campaigns.
It is perhaps the preeminent site at West Point where the past comes alive for graduates and visitors alike. Links forming the Great Chain stretched across the Hudson River at West Point during the Revolutionary War and served as a key element in the area defenses. Used from 1778 to 1782, the 500-yard chain floated on logs and was designed to act as a barrier to enemy ships. This was the second of two chains to be placed across the Hudson. The first was placed four miles below West Point between Fort Montgomery and Anthony's Nose, near the location of the present-day Bear Mountain Bridge.