Burr–Hamilton duel
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The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the third and sitting U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804. The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed over years between both men, who were high-profile politicians in the newly-established United States, founded following the victorious American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War.
A 1902 illustration depicting the July 11, 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
Philip Schuyler, Hamilton's father-in-law, a Continental Army general under Washington and later a U.S. Senator, representing New York state
This July 31, 1804 article in the Georgia Republican & State Intelligencer reviewed the extended contentious communications between Burr and Hamilton that culminated in the duel, which the newspaper criticized as a "barbarous custom".
An artistic impression of Burr's shot of Hamilton
Weehawken, New Jersey
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Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.
Weehawken (background) and the Hudson River, and Midtown Manhattan (foreground) in July 2001
Ferries departing the West Shore Railroad's Weehawken Terminal in the late 19th century
View from Hamilton Park
Water Tower