The 500-yard chain floated on log rafts and was designed to act as a barrier to enemy ships. There are more than 5,000 men and women buried in the West Point Cemetery. Among them are Gen. George Armstrong Custer and Susan and Anna B. Warner, who lived on Constitution Island, which they gave to the academy. There is an admission fee for most athletic events. Eisenhower Hall Theatre presents world-class performers and touring productions of plays and musicals.
Visitors come from everywhere.
Tour groups of German and Korean visitors browsed the center and attached gift shop on a recent weekday afternoon. We see license plates from all over the country in our parking lot,'' said Tombrello, standing at the information desk of the Visitors Center, where about 750,000 people a year start their visit. And we're starting to see a lot of bus groups. Behind the center is Olmstead Hall, which houses the West Point Museum. The academy's main gate is a short drive from the Visitors Center.