Trinity Church and Cemetery

Trinity Church, founded 1697, is one of the oldest Episcopal parishes in the United States. Its churchyard contains the grave of Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804 and buried here at the request of his family. Robert Fulton and other prominent figures of the founding era are also interred here. The church was used as a stable and barracks during the British occupation. The present building dates to 1846, but the cemetery — one of the oldest in New York — retains graves from the colonial and Revolutionary periods.