▁many ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁and ▁grand ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁" old ▁a cademy " ▁were ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁newer ▁and ▁more ▁function ally ▁modern ▁structures . ▁ ▁Revolution ary ▁war ▁structures ▁& ▁sites ▁ ▁The ▁g arrison ▁at ▁West ▁Point ▁originally ▁centered ▁on ▁Fort ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁Great ▁Ch ain , ▁and ▁the ▁def enses ▁built ▁upon ▁Constitution ▁Island . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁war ▁fort ifications ▁still ▁dot ▁the ▁more ▁remote ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Some ▁have ▁been ▁nearly ▁fully ▁restored , ▁such ▁as ▁Fort ▁Put nam , ▁while ▁some ▁have ▁been ▁partially ▁restored , ▁such ▁as ▁Red ou bt ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁almost ▁completely ▁reduced ▁to ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁historical ▁markers , ▁such ▁as ▁Fort ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁N umer ous ▁red ou b ts ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Fort ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁surv ive ▁to ▁present ▁day ▁were ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁hard - to - re ach ▁places ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁imp ede ▁in ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁ ▁Red ou b ts ▁that ▁are ▁long ▁since ▁lost ▁to ▁time ▁and ▁progress ▁included ▁several ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Warner ▁House ▁on ▁Constitution ▁island , ▁and ▁two ▁small ▁out posts ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁L usk ▁Res er voir ▁housing ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁a cademy ' s ▁first ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁or ▁so , ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁thought ▁given ▁to