Weehawken Dueling Grounds
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The Weehawken Dueling Grounds is a historic bluffside site along the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, best known as the location of the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamilton monument at Weehawken dueling grounds | 1 |
| Hudson River dueling grounds at Weehawken | 1 |
| Weehawken Dueling Grounds canonical | 1 |
| Weehawken dueling grounds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2777385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weehawken Dueling Grounds Context triple: [Weehawken, New Jersey, hasLandmark, Weehawken Dueling Grounds]
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A.
Fort Lee Historic Park
Fort Lee Historic Park is a Revolutionary War-era site and museum overlooking the Hudson River that preserves the location of General George Washington’s 1776 defensive encampment opposite Manhattan.
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B.
East Rock Park
East Rock Park is a large urban park in New Haven, Connecticut, known for its dramatic traprock ridge, hiking trails, and panoramic views of the city and Long Island Sound.
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C.
Liberty Plaza Park
Liberty Plaza Park is the former name of Zuccotti Park, a privately owned public space in Lower Manhattan that became widely known as the focal point of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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D.
Red Hook Recreation Area
Red Hook Recreation Area is a large public park in Brooklyn, New York, known for its athletic fields, waterfront views, and community recreation facilities.
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E.
Columbia Park
Columbia Park was the early 20th-century baseball stadium in Philadelphia that served as the original home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weehawken Dueling Grounds Target entity description: The Weehawken Dueling Grounds is a historic bluffside site along the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, best known as the location of the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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A.
Fort Lee Historic Park
Fort Lee Historic Park is a Revolutionary War-era site and museum overlooking the Hudson River that preserves the location of General George Washington’s 1776 defensive encampment opposite Manhattan.
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B.
East Rock Park
East Rock Park is a large urban park in New Haven, Connecticut, known for its dramatic traprock ridge, hiking trails, and panoramic views of the city and Long Island Sound.
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C.
Liberty Plaza Park
Liberty Plaza Park is the former name of Zuccotti Park, a privately owned public space in Lower Manhattan that became widely known as the focal point of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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D.
Red Hook Recreation Area
Red Hook Recreation Area is a large public park in Brooklyn, New York, known for its athletic fields, waterfront views, and community recreation facilities.
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E.
Columbia Park
Columbia Park was the early 20th-century baseball stadium in Philadelphia that served as the original home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dueling ground
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Boulevard East, Weehawken
ⓘ
Hamilton Avenue, Weehawken ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aaron Burr
ⓘ
Alexander Hamilton ⓘ George Eacker ⓘ Philip Hamilton ⓘ |
| category |
Alexander Hamilton-related locations
ⓘ
Dueling locations in the United States ⓘ Historic sites in Hudson County, New Jersey ⓘ Tourist attractions in Hudson County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.769°N 74.018°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
public overlook ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-19th century (as active dueling site) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hamilton Monument
ⓘ
boulder marking Hamilton’s fall ⓘ stairway down the cliff ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Manhattan
ⓘ
Manhattan skyline ⓘ
surface form:
New York City skyline
|
| heritageDesignation | New Jersey Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Republic of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal era United States
|
| knownFor | 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hudson County, New Jersey
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Weehawken, New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bluff ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Hudson River ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite |
Upper West Side
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper West Side of Manhattan
|
| memorialFor |
Alexander Hamilton
ⓘ
Burr–Hamilton duel ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilton–Burr duel
|
| near |
Lincoln Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln Tunnel entrance
Port Imperial, Weehawken ⓘ
surface form:
Weehawken Port Imperial waterfront
|
| partOf |
Palisades
ⓘ
surface form:
Palisades (New Jersey)
|
| replacedBy | residential development on the original ledge ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804
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Duel between Philip Hamilton and George Eacker in 1801 ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century (as dueling site) ⓘ |
| topographicalFeature |
cliffside ledge
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wooded slope (historically) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
clandestine meetings
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dueling ⓘ |
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Subject: Weehawken Dueling Grounds Description of subject: The Weehawken Dueling Grounds is a historic bluffside site along the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, best known as the location of the 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hudson River dueling grounds at Weehawken
this entity surface form:
Hamilton monument at Weehawken dueling grounds
this entity surface form:
Weehawken dueling grounds