Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground
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.