| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| West Point |
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| A village in New York. | 1 |
| ‡ Location of the United States Military Academy, which is often referred to as West Point. | 2 |
| ‡ Benedict Arnold was given command of the fort at West Point during the Revolutionary War. Arnold arranged to betray the fort, which controlled the Hudson River, in exchange for a British commission and a sum of money. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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