Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alexander Hamilton
1757-1804
Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018
1. Alexander Hamilton Marker
1757-1804
First Secretary of the Treasury
Hamilton founded The Bank of New York and the U.S. Mint, was one of the framers of the Constitution, and his image appears on the U.S. ten dollar bill. He died famously as a result of a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr in 1804.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 40° 42.461′ N, 74° 0.738′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from Broadway near Wall Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At
this page online
Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018
2. Hamilton family gravesites in the south churchyard
A more popular site since the success of "Hamilton" on Broadway.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, November 3, 2018
3. Alexander Hamilton gravesite
The monument's engravings.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2018
4. Alexander Hamilton gravesite
The Rector Street side of the monument.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 18, 2014
5. Alexander Hamilton
This 1806 portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull (after Giuseppe Ceracchi) hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“Illegitimate and orphaned at an early age, Alexander Hamilton possessed the drive and intelligence that attracted wealthy patrons who sent him to study at King's College (now Columbia University). An early advocate for independence from Britain, he enlisted in the army and came to the attention of George Washington, who made him a member of his military family.
After independence, Hamilton supported a strong national government, assisting in the ratification of the Constitution by authoring, with John Jay and James Madison, the most original contribution to American political thought, the Federalist Papers. Washington, impressed with Hamilton's mastery of economics, made him the first secretary of treasury. Hamilton's policies assumption of state debts, encouragement of commerce and manufacturing, and promotion of a national bank are credited with laying the groundwork for a strong republic. He was killed in a duel with the vice president, Aaron Burr.” -- National Portrait Gallery
“Illegitimate and orphaned at an early age, Alexander Hamilton possessed the drive and intelligence that attracted wealthy patrons who sent him to study at King's College (now Columbia University). An early advocate for independence from Britain, he enlisted in the army and came to the attention of George Washington, who made him a member of his military family.
After independence, Hamilton supported a strong national government, assisting in the ratification of the Constitution by authoring, with John Jay and James Madison, the most original contribution to American political thought, the Federalist Papers. Washington, impressed with Hamilton's mastery of economics, made him the first secretary of treasury. Hamilton's policies assumption of state debts, encouragement of commerce and manufacturing, and promotion of a national bank are credited with laying the groundwork for a strong republic. He was killed in a duel with the vice president, Aaron Burr.” -- National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on December 24, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
