American revolutionary leader, yet advocate of a strong central U.S. government, Alexander Hamilton founded the Bank of New York, became the first secretary of the treasury, and ensured New York City would be the financial center of the country. He died in a duel with political rival Aaron Burr in 1804 and is buried in the graveyard of Trinity Church by Wall Street. The Forum will be broadcast in its entirety on Crosswalks Channel 74. Click the City Hall Today daily program schedule for precise dates and times. The Bronx is named for a Swedish sea captain named Jonas Bronck who settled the mainland in 1639 and built a stone farmhouse at what is now 132nd Street and Lincoln Avenue.
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