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West Point is occupied and fortified by American troops.
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With the disbanding of the Continental Army, its materials are given to West Point for storage, and tourists begin to visit and see them.
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Congress orders that flags and trophies be "preserved and displayed" in a public place.
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The Academy's Board of Visitors recommends that artillery models, drawings, and paintings begin to be displayed.
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Flags captured during the Mexican War are displayed at West Point, followed three years later by artillery trophies from the same war.
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The Academy's Board of Visitors appropriates $5,000 for a so-called "museum of artillery".
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The West Point Museum opens under the name Ordnance Museum.
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Over the next two years, historic artillery pieces are moved to the Trophy Point area of West Point, where they remain on display to this day.
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The museum collections are placed in storage while a new Academy Building is constructed.
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The Ordnance Museum reopens in the new Academy Building.
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A catalog of the museum's collections is published for the first time, and made available to visitors.
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The museum moves to new facilities, to provide better public access and larger display space.
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The museum publishes an updated catalog of its collections.
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The museum changes its name from the Ordnance Museum to the United States Military Academy Museum.
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The museum's first civilian curator, Lloyd J. Kirkland, publishes a revised version of the museum's catalog.
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The museum changes its name from the United States Military Academy Museum to the West Point Museum.
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Frederick P. Todd is appointed director of the West Point Museum, the first civilian to hold that post.
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The museum moves into another new space, Thayer Hall, that offers twice as much room and more modern displays.
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The Academy's Association of Graduates publishes The West Point Museum: A Guide to the Collections.
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The former Ladycliff College is acquired to house the museum, which temporarily closes during its relocation, re-opening a year later.
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The West Point Museum opens a major exhibit of memorabilia to commemorate the Academy's Bicentennial.
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The museum celebrates its Sesquicentennial with an exhibition chronicling its historical evolution.
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A group of museum studies graduate students from Johns Hopkins University creates a new and improved educational website for the West Point Museum.