Weehawken Dueling Grounds

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The Weehawken Dueling Grounds is a historic bluffside site along the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, best known as the location of the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dueling ground
historic site
adjacentTo Boulevard East, Weehawken
Hamilton Avenue, Weehawken
associatedWith Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
George Eacker
Philip Hamilton
category Alexander Hamilton-related locations
Dueling locations in the United States
Historic sites in Hudson County, New Jersey
Tourist attractions in Hudson County, New Jersey
coordinateLocation 40.769°N 74.018°W
country United States of America
currentUse memorial site
public overlook
endTime mid-19th century (as active dueling site)
hasPart Hamilton Monument
boulder marking Hamilton’s fall
stairway down the cliff
hasViewOf Manhattan
New York City skyline
linked to: Manhattan skyline
heritageDesignation New Jersey Register of Historic Places
historicalPeriod Federal era United States
knownFor 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
locatedIn Hudson County, New Jersey
New Jersey
Weehawken, New Jersey
locatedOn bluff
locatedOnWaterbody Hudson River
locatedOpposite Upper West Side of Manhattan
linked to: Upper West Side
memorialFor Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton–Burr duel
near Lincoln Tunnel entrance
linked to: Lincoln Tunnel

Weehawken Port Imperial waterfront
partOf Palisades (New Jersey)
linked to: Palisades
replacedBy residential development on the original ledge
significantEvent Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804
Duel between Philip Hamilton and George Eacker in 1801
startTime late 18th century (as dueling site)
topographicalFeature cliffside ledge
wooded slope (historically)
usedFor clandestine meetings
dueling

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Weehawken, New Jersey hasLandmark Weehawken Dueling Grounds
Burr–Hamilton duel hasSetting Hudson River dueling grounds at Weehawken
linked to: Weehawken Dueling Grounds
Burr–Hamilton duel hasMemorial Hamilton monument at Weehawken dueling grounds
linked to: Weehawken Dueling Grounds
Hamilton–Burr duel site hasAlternativeName Weehawken dueling grounds
linked to: Weehawken Dueling Grounds