=The Gymnasium= adjoins the Barracks on the west, erected of native
granite, costing $90,000.
=Memorial Hall=, plainly seen from the Hudson, completed in 1899, is
of Ionic architecture. The building cost $268,000, a legacy bequeathed
by Gen. George W. Cullum, built of Milford granite for army trophies
of busts, paintings and memorials. The bronze statute of Gen. John
Sedgwick in the northwest angle of the plain was dedicated in 1868.
The fine cenotaph of Italian marble was erected in 1885. It stands
immediately in front of Memorial Hall.
=Kosciusko's Monument= was erected in 1828. It stands in the northeast
angle of Fort Clinton.
=The Chain-Battery= walk runs from Kosciusko's Garden northward to
Light House Point, near which was the battery that defended the chain
across the river in the Revolution. The scene is of great beauty and
has been known for many years by the name of "Flirtation Walk."
* * *
Where Kosciusko dreamed and proud scenes bring
To mind the stormy days when Liberty
Was cradled at West Point--the Highlands' key.
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