The Weehawken Dueling Grounds is the location of where Vice-President Aaron Burr shot and killed former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Burr and Hamilton had a strong dislike for each other for years prior to the duel, but tensions reached a boiling point when Burr alleged Hamilton defamed his character during Burr's 1804 New York gubernatorial race. A duel was scheduled for July 11, 1804 in Weehawken, New Jersey.
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