The Fall and Fade of Aaron Burr: A Life in New York After the Duel
On July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr stood on the dueling grounds of Weehawken, New Jersey, and fatally shot Alexander Hamilton—former Treasury Secretary, Federalist leader, and Burr’s long-time political rival. The pistol’s crack echoed across the Hudson River and into American history, sealing Burr’s reputation as a villain in the nation’s founding drama. But the duel, […]
Aaron Burr After the Duel: The Collapse of a Founding Father
Epic Walking Tours visits the “Aaron Burr House 1802” in Greenwich Village. On the misty morning of July 11, 1804, Aaron Burr, the sitting Vice President of the United States, fatally shot former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel on the cliffs of Weehawken, New Jersey. The encounter was the culmination of years of […]