Statue of Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton Park in Weehawken, NJ
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2000-01-01
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This bronze statue of Hamilton which stands here today was sculpted by John Rapetti in 1935. Rapetti was born in Italy and later spent time in France, where he was one of the sculptors who worked on the Statue of Liberty.
Behind the base of the Hamilton bust there is a boulder which folklore claimed Hamilton rested on after being hit in the duel. There is, however, no historical basis for the story; none of the original eye-witness accounts of the duel make any mention of Hamilton resting on a boulder. The boulder does have historical value, whether or not Hamilton rested on it, because it is a surviving physical connection to the original dueling grounds
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Statue of Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton Statue, Hamilton Park, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, The Weehawken Dueling Grounds, Hudson County, Weehawken, US History, History, American History, Gateway, The Gateway Region, New Jersey, Nj, Jersey, The Garden State
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