Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground

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Title

Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground

Subject

WHC88176

Description

This plaque, placed to the right of the Hamilton monument at Hamilton Avenue and Boulevard East, commemorates the history of Weehawken's dueling ground.

The text on the plaque reads:

Weehawken Dueling Grounds (1700s - 1840s)

Somewhere below this site, on a wooded ledge twenty feet above the Hudson River, lay the dueling grounds. Among the many known and unknown duelists who fought here were Governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), Vice President Aaron Burr (1756-1836), and US Navy Commodore Oliver Perry (1785-1819). All came to Weehawken to defend their honor, according to the custom of the day.

Dedicated on July 11, 2004, the 200th Anniversary of the Hamilton - Burr Duel.

Date

2004

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC88176

Coverage

Hamilton Avenue and Boulevard East,Weehawken, NJ [40.770829,-74.01686459999999]

Geolocation

Citation

“Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground,” The Weehawken Time Machine, accessed March 29, 2024, https://weehawkentimemachine.omeka.net/items/show/3123.