The following month, filming took place at Westminster College in New Wilmington – the quiet campus serves as an alternative setting to West Point due to its breathtaking “Gothic buildingsPrior to filming, the school announced that any modern features in the area would be “removed or obscured to give the appearance of an academy during the nineteenth century.”
Regarding the decision to film at Westminster instead of the actual military academy, Pete Silberman told Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “West Point now looks like Silicon Valley, so you can’t quite make that transition [to 1830]. “
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