Editing Weehawken, New Jersey (section)

==Points of interest==
Though the panoramic view (from the [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]] to [[George Washington Bridge]]) may be its most famous attraction,<ref>Prisco, Jacopo. [https://www.cnn.com/style/article/new-york-city-timelapse-joseph-digiovanna/index.html "The photographer shooting a 30-year timelapse of New York's skyline"], [[CNN]], September 12, 2009. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Since then, DiGiovanna has been capturing that perfect view of Manhattan -- from the George Washington Bridge to the Verrazzano Bridge -- and has turned it into his life project: A 30-year timelapse of New York's skyline."</ref> Weehawken is also home to other sites of historic, aesthetic and engineering importance:

* The city's main commercial thoroughfare is Park Avenue, which is populated mostly by locally owned stores, eateries and bars.<ref name=2012HRProgress>Smith, Ray (March 11, 2012). "The State of Main Street". ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]: Progress Report''. pp. 4, 11.</ref>
* Hamilton Park, on [[Boulevard East]], is located at the site of the former Eldorado Amusement Resort.<ref name=NYT1994 />
* King's Bluff, a historic district at "the end of the Palisades", includes many of Weehawken's most expensive homes, in an eclectic array of architectural styles<ref>DeChiaro, Dean. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/22312299/article--7-5M-mansion-for-sale-Homes-in-historic-King's-Bluff-area-hosted-Charles-Dickens--Daniel-Webster--others "$7.5M mansion for sale; Homes in historic King's Bluff area hosted Charles Dickens, Daniel Webster, others"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', April 21, 2013. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref>
* The Weehawken Water Tower on Park Avenue was built in 1883<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weehawken-nj.us/news.php?news_id=207 |title="Ground Broken for Water Tower Plaza Park" Weehawken Online; Accessed December 10, 2009 |access-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926204859/http://www.weehawken-nj.us/news.php?news_id=207 |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as part of the [[Hackensack Water Company Complex]] and inspired by [[Palazzo Vecchio]] in [[Florence]], Italy.<ref>Rosero, Jessica. [http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2417489/article-Still-standing-after-125-years-Weehawken-improves-Water-Tower-and-district?instance=search_results "Still standing after 125 years Weehawken improves Water Tower and district"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', November 4, 2008. Accessed December 29, 2016. "According to Alane Finnerty, director of historic preservation and economic development in Weehawken, the tower, which was designed by Frederick Clarke Withers, was modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy."</ref> The Tower is cited on the Federal Maritime Chart as the "Red Tower" and serves as a warning to ships traveling south along the Hudson that they are approaching [[New York Bay]].<ref>Anderson, Steph. [https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2005/09/06/whats-that-building/ "What's that building??"] ''[[Jersey City Reporter]]'', September 17, 2005. Accessed October 13, 2022.</ref>
* The former [[North Hudson, New Jersey|North Hudson]] Hospital is located on Park Avenue.<ref>[http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=14&category=&back=0 1915 Postcard image of North Hudson Hospital], Weehawken Time Machine.</ref>
* [[Hackensack Plank Road]], an early colonial thoroughfare first laid out in 1718, climbs from Downtown to ''The Heights'' and further north, originally connecting [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]].<ref>Sherman, Lauren. [https://books.google.com/books?id=GpGa8YEkZxAC&pg=PA20 ''Weehawken''], p. 20. [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2009. {{ISBN|978-0738562681}}. Accessed June 27, 2017. "Hackensack Plank Road, one of the earliest roads from Colonial times, was laid out in 1718. The old plank road, also known as the Hackensack or Bergen Turnpike and built with a surface of plank decking, took travelers from Hoboken up through Weehawken, North Bergen, and on to Hackensack."</ref>
* The "Horseshoe" on [[Shippen Street (Weehawken)|Shippen Street]] is a cobbled double hairpin street leading to [[Hackensack Plank Road]] and Shippen Street Steps, at the bottom of which is located Weehawken's original town hall. It is the home of VFW Post 1923 and the Weehawken Historical Commission.<ref>Fry, Chris. [https://jerseydigs.com/weehawken-history-shippen-street-from-heights-to-horseshoes/ "Weehawken’s Shippen Street: From Heights To Horseshoes"], Jersey Digs, March 17, 2017. Accessed July 29, 2024. "But as Weehawken started to grow, engineers desired to connect Shippen Street to Hackensack Plank Road, which travels down the side of the cliff to lower points. The downward slope of the bluff left them with few options, so they went with a double-hairpin 'horseshoe' design, using extreme 90-degree angle turns to connect the two roadways."</ref>
* The [[Lincoln Tunnel Helix]] is the eight-lane circular [[viaduct]] that leads into the [[Art Deco]] style [[Lincoln Tunnel|Lincoln Tunnel Toll Plaza]]. Nearby are the ventilation towers at [[Lincoln Harbor (HBLR station)|Lincoln Harbor]].<ref>[[Anthony DePalma (author)|DePalma, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/07/nyregion/river-city-is-planned-for-jersey.html "River City is Planned for Jersey"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 7, 1987. Accessed June 27, 2017. "The narrow stretch of land, barren but for a ferry slip, a marina, the ventilation shafts of the Lincoln Tunnel and an old shipping company building used as Arcorp's offices, is roughly opposite the area from 50th Street to 34th Street in Manhattan."</ref>
* The [[Weehawken Public Library]], which was built in 1904 as the home the son of William Peter Sr., wealthy brewer/beer baron of the William Peter Brewing Company, is located at 49 Hauxhurst Avenue. It opened as a library in 1942 and underwent renovations from 1997 to 1999.<ref>[http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html "Weehawken Public Library"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225185820/http://www.weehawken-nj.us/library.html |date=February 25, 2014}}. The Township of Weehawken. Accessed February 21, 2014.</ref>
* The Atrium, which is home to Hudson River Performing Arts Center-sponsored events.<ref>[http://www.hrpac.org/ "About"]. HRPAC. Accessed February 21, 2014.</ref>
* [[NY Waterway]]'s [[Weehawken Port Imperial|Weehawken Port Imperial Ferry Terminal]], a state-of-the-art facility opened in 2006, is located at the site of the [[United Fruit Company]], which was the largest banana import facility in the nation from the time of its opening in 1952.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1952/11/19/archives/shipping-news-and-notes-1000000-terminal-will-open-nov-28-propeller.html "Shipping News and Notes; $1,000,000 Terminal Will Open Nov. 28 – Propeller Club Visit Navy Base"], ''[[The New York Times]]''. November 19, 1952. Accessed November 14, 2019. "The United Fruit Company's new $1,000,000 terminal, which will be the largest mechanical banana-handling facility in the world, will be officially opened on Nov. 28, H. H. Robson, vice president in charge of ships and terminals, said yesterday."</ref>
* [[Hackensack Water Company Complex|Reservoir Park]], located at 20th to 22nd Streets on Palisade Avenue, opened on September 25, 2015, The passive park was created on the {{convert|14.4|acres|adj=on}} site of a reservoir that had been owned by [[United Water]] but hadn't been used since 1996.<ref>Fedschun, Travis. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/12/weehawken_and_union_city_will.html "Weehawken and Union City will have new park where defunct reservoir, purchased for $11 million, has been idle for 15 years"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', December 29, 2011. Accessed August 14, 2016. "Weehawken and Union City have purchased the dormant Hackensack Reservoir No. 2 from United Water, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced. The 14.4-acre reservoir property, which hasn't been in operation since 1996, will be transformed into a passive park with a trail around it, officials said."</ref><ref>[http://www.ucnj.com/Articles/Read.aspx?id=73 Grand Opening of Union City / Weehawken Reservoir Park], City of Union City. Accessed August 14, 2016. "Please join us on Friday, September 25, 2015 for a Block Party from 6 to 9 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening of the Union City / Weehawken Reservoir Park with rides, hot dogs and music. The park is located at 20th to 22nd Palisade Avenue."</ref><ref>[http://www.visithudson.org/parks/ Hudson County Parks], Visit Hudson. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Hackensack Number Two, the other remaining reservoir in Weehawken Heights, is now accessible to the public as open space."</ref>
* The [[Weehawken Terminal|West Shore Railroad Tunnel]], carved through the cliffs, is now used for the [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]].
* The ''[[Hudson Riverfront 9/11 Memorial]]'' on the [[Hudson River Waterfront Walkway|Hudson River Walkway]] near the foot of [[Pershing Road (Weehawken)|Pershing Road]] consists of two trident-shaped beams that served as supports for the twin towers of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]].<ref>[http://www.weehawken-nj.us/parks.html Parks Department], The Township of Weehawken. Accessed February 21, 2014.</ref>
* The Weehawken Pool, part of the Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center, which opened in August 2021.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/hudson/2021/08/weehawken-opens-stunning-municipal-pool-complex-on-hudson-river-waterfront.html Jersey Journal] Accessed July 20, 2024</ref>

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===Hamilton Monument===
[[File:HamiltonBust.jpg|thumb|1935 bust of [[Alexander Hamilton]]]]
[[File:Hamilton-Burr duel sign in Weehawken, NJ IMG 6350.JPG|thumb|Historical marker of the [[Burr–Hamilton duel]] in Weehawken]]
[[File:Weehawken dueling grounds sign IMG 6353.JPG|250px|left|thumb|Weehawken dueling grounds historical marker, 2004]]
The Alexander Hamilton Monument on Hamilton Avenue, next to Hamilton Park, is the site of the second memorial to the [[Burr–Hamilton duel]] between [[Alexander Hamilton]] and [[Aaron Burr]]. The first, on the original duel site, was constructed in 1806 by the Saint Andrew Society, of which Hamilton had been a member. A 14-foot (4.3-m) [[marble]] [[cenotaph]], consisting of an [[obelisk]], topped by a flaming urn and a plaque with a quote from [[Horace]], surrounded by an iron fence, was raised about where Hamilton was believed to have fallen.<ref name="Demontreux">Willie. 2004. [http://duel2004.weehawkenhistory.org/Duel2004%20Monument.pdf "The Changing Face of the Hamilton Monument"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728172702/http://duel2004.weehawkenhistory.org/Duel2004%20Monument.pdf |date=July 28, 2011 }}. Weehawken Historical Commission. pp. 3–4.</ref> Duels continued to be fought at the site and the marble was slowly vandalized and removed for souvenirs, disappearing entirely by 1820. The tablet turned up in a junk store and found its way to the [[New-York Historical Society]] in [[Manhattan]], where it still resides.<ref>Demontreux, 2004, p. 4.</ref>

From 1820 to 1857, the site was marked by two stones, with the names Hamilton and Burr, placed where they were thought to have stood during the duel. When a road from [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] to [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]] was built through the site in 1858, an inscription on a boulder where a mortally wounded Hamilton was thought to have rested—one of the many pieces of [[graffiti]] left by visitors—was all that remained. No primary accounts of the duel confirm the boulder anecdote. In 1870, railroad tracks were built directly through the site and the boulder was hauled to the top of the Palisades, where it remains today,<ref>Demontreux, 2004, p. 5.</ref> located just off the [[Boulevard East]].<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7333 The Hamilton-Burr Duel] The Historical Marker Database. Accessed August 1, 2010</ref> In 1894, an iron fence was built around the boulder, supplemented by a bust of Hamilton and a plaque. The bust was thrown over the cliff on October 14, 1934, by vandals and the head was never recovered;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1934/10/15/archives/head-of-hamilton-bust-is-stolen-in-weehawken.html "Head of Hamilton Bust Is Stolen in Weehawken"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. October 15, 1934. Accessed August 5, 2008.</ref> a new bust was unveiled on July 12, 1935.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1935/07/13/archives/hamilton-bust-unveiled.html "Hamilton Bust Unveiled"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 13, 1935. Accessed August 5, 2008.</ref><ref>Demontreux, 2004, p. 6.</ref>

The plaque was stolen by vandals in the 1980s and an abbreviated version of the text was inscribed on the indentation left in the boulder, which remained until the early 1990s, when a [[granite]] pedestal was added in front of the boulder; the bust was moved to the top of the pedestal. New historical markers were added on July 11, 2004, the 200th anniversary of the duel.<ref>Demontreux, 2004, pp. 7–9.</ref><ref>[https://archive.hudsonreporter.com/2004/07/16/monument-symposium-honor-200th-bicentennial-of-duel-lures-scholars-officials/ "Monument, symposium honor 200th Bicentennial of duel lures scholars, officials"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 16, 2004. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Soon after the completion of the re-enactment in Lincoln Harbor (see story at top), participants and spectators reconvened atop the Palisade in Weehawken's scenic Hamilton Park to dedicate two new plaques – one in honor of 'America's most famous duel,' and another acknowledging the other numerous 'Affairs of Honor' that took place near the location."</ref>