Although less than one square mile in area <strong>Weehawken</strong>as rich history extendsmore than 400 years to when Dutch explorers first dropped anchor in ... » 

Although less than one square mile in area Weehawkenas rich history extendsmore than 400 years to when Dutch explorers first dropped anchor in WeehawkenCove. The town commands a unique location overlooking the Hudson River withsweeping views of New York City. Its story begins with Weehawkenas earlybucolic estates the idyllic attractions of the magnificent Palisades and itsnotorious hidden dueling grounds where Alexander Hamilton met his end at thehands of Aaron Burr in 1804. By the mid19th century a shift toward urbanindustrial development changed the landscape as evidenced by the iconic 1883Weehawken water tower and the sprawling longgone 1890s Eldorado AmusementPark that brought throngs of visitors via the largest passenger elevator in theworld at that time. The construction of the Lincoln Tunnel as well as thedevelopments of the townas neighborhoods commerce and government all helpedto shape Weehawkenas past and future. «