ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship)
About this property
Alexander Hamilton was a steamer built for the Hudson River Day Line in 1924 and named after Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1977. The remains of the vessel are located adjacent to the Naval Weapons Station Earle pier in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The Hudson River Day Line used Alexander Hamilton to transport passengers along the Hudson River between New York City and Albany, New York. In her later years, the run was shortened to a turnaround in Poughkeepsie. The steamer was built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1924. The steamer operated from 1924 to 1971, first running with other Day Line Steamers, including the Peter Stuyvesant until the 1960s, when the company was purchased by the Circle Line, and became a one boat operation. She was over 300 feet in length and was built to handle more than 3,000 passengers. Her replacement was the passenger vessel Dayliner, which took over the run. Alexander Hamilton spent time at the South Street Seaport and Brooklyn Navy Yard before being moved to Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. In 1977, the Alexander Hamilton was moved to a temporary berth along the east side of the Navy pier in Middletown Township. During a storm, she caught fire and sank next to the pier on November 8, 1977. The steamer's propulsion system consisted of four Scotch marine boilers delivering steam to an inclined triple expansion engine that turned a crankshaft attached to feathering paddle-wheels on the port and starboard sides. She was the last of the great Day Line "side-wheelers", and the last of her kind to ply the Hudson River. National Register of Historic Places listings in Monmouth County, New Jersey PS Washington Irving - another Hudson River Day Line steamboat. Media related to Alexander Hamilton (ship, 1924) at Wikimedia Commons
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship)
This page lists ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship). A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) listed on the National Register?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1977.
What type of historic resource is ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship)?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship)?
The period of significance for ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship)?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Monmouth County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Monmouth County.
Explore MonmouthCounty ›More historic places in New Jersey
Browse all historic places in New Jersey.
View New Jerseyhistoric sites ›New Jersey history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
New Jerseyhistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near ALEXANDER HAMILTON (steamship) will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.