In 1801 , New York physician David Hosack created the Elgin Botanic Garden , named for his father 's Scottish birthplace . Hosack was among the leading medical practitioners of his time , and was later remembered primarily as the physician who attended the 1804 duel between his friends Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr , and who treated Hamilton 's fatal injuries
1804 duel
Burr–Hamilton duel
Elgin Botanic Garden