what island was the location of the aaron burr and hamilton duel

The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton took place at the dueling grounds in Weehawken, New Jersey , on the Hudson River waterfront. That is the location most historians and official sources identify for the famous 1804 duel.

Quick scoop

• Not an island.
• It was on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, at the Weehawken dueling grounds.

• The duel happened on July 11, 1804, and Hamilton was mortally wounded.

Common mix-up

People sometimes confuse the Hamilton–Burr duel with Blennerhassett Island , which is connected to Burr’s later political scheme, not the duel itself. The island is in the Ohio River and is associated with the Burr conspiracy after the duel.

TL;DR

The location was Weehawken, New Jersey , not an island.