Though the panoramic view ( from the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to George Washington Bridge ) may be its most famous attraction , Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic , aesthetic , and engineering importance : The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue , adjacent to Hamilton Park , is the site of the second memorial to the Burr – Hamilton duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr . The first , on the original duel site , was constructed in 1806 by the Saint Andrew Society , of which Hamilton had been a member . A 14-foot ( 4.3-m ) marble cenotaph , consisting of an obelisk , topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from Horace , surrounded by an iron fence , was constructed approximately where Hamilton was believed to have fallen . Duels continued to be fought at the site , and the marble was slowly vandalized and removed for souvenirs , leaving nothing remaining by 1820 . The tablet itself did survive , turning up in a junk store and finding its way to the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan , where it still resides
Burr – Hamilton duel
Burr–Hamilton duel
Weehawken, New Jersey