The Continental Army under General Samuel Parsons first occupied the land at West Point, New York, in the winter of 1778. The fort was crucial in defending New York and the Hudson River. The new American government continued to lease the property from its owner Steven Moore after the Revolutionary War. On June 10, 1790, the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, reported back to the House that a permanent military post should be established at West Point. This military post eventually became the United States Military Academy in 1802, after Thomas Jefferson signed the Military Peace Establishment Act into law.

The scents of the 1776 collection candles are distinctively masculine, capturing the chivalrous spirit and elements of nature in early America.  This candle holds a patriot's blend of American bourbon, vanilla, almond, dark honey, vetiver and mahogany.

Drafted by 33 year old Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty. It was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead, they formed a union that would become a new nation: the United States of America.