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Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground

Title: Commemorative Plaque - Weehawken Dueling Ground
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.
Subject: WHC88176
Date: 2004
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC88176
Coverage: Hamilton Avenue and Boulevard East,Weehawken, NJ [40.770829,-74.01686459999999]
Tag: Hamilton - Burr Duel
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.