Fatal Duel

Fatal Duel is a New Jersey historical marker in Hudson County, dedicated 1964.

Monument on Hamilton Street · location approximate

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On the dueling ground below, Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded by his old political rival, Aaron Burr, July, 11, 1804.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1782 · Composite: Steven's facsimile of British head quarters manuscript map of New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the the American and British Armies after crossing… (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1811 · Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1835 · Map of the Country Twenty Five Miles Round The City Of New-York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · City and County Of New - York. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York, 1811, covering the location of Fatal Duel, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map Of The Country Thirty Miles Round the City of New York, 1811, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Fatal Duel

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