One of Elizabeth, NJ’s best kept secrets is that Alexander Hamilton both lived and studied here! Heard of Hamilton? Seen the hit Broadway Musical? … now experience the living history in person!
Walk among history at three significant Hamilton locations; The Snyder Academy of Elizabethtown, Liberty Hall and Boxwood Hall Museum.
Alexander Hamilton arrived in Elizabethtown, NJ in 1772 and attended the Old Academy School to study and prepare for college studies. During this time period, Hamilton went under the personal guidance of NJ’s first governor William Livingston and lived nearby at Liberty Hall with the Livingston family. Along with building that strong relationship, Hamilton also built a strong friendship with Elias Boudinot, who lived in Boxwood Hall. During Hamilton’s time in Elizabethtown, he would frequent Boxwood Hall to spend time with his good friend and also built a close bond with Boudinot’s family.
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A 23-acre National Historic site built in 1772 by New Jersey’s first governor, William Livingston, Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University chronicles more than 240 years of American History. The museum also…
Boxwood Hall has a very rich history that connects it with an early mayor of Elizabethtown, a President of the Continental Congress, the first President of the United States, the first Secretary…
CLICK HERE to read more about the signage program at Snyder Academy Snyder Academy traces its roots to the founding of the city of Elizabeth in 1664 as one of the…
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