Founder and Fugitive: Aaron Burr’s Greenwich Village, walking tour

[image: Aaron Burr portrait | Duel in 1804 between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton]

Before he gained fame in the musical theater as "the damn fool that shot him," there was the real Aaron Burr — Vice-President, war hero, and visionary schemer. Join Marc Catapano and walk on what were the grounds of Burr's expansive Richmond Hill estate, 26 acres bounded by Charlton, Vandam, King and Sixth Avenue. Learn how Burr chartered a water utility that secretly served as a front for a bank — a bank which eventually became JPMorgan Chase, Discover the tragic story of Burr’s brilliant daughter, Theodosia. And of course, we will investigate 1804, when Burr shot his rival Alexander Hamilton dead in a duel and see how Burr reinvented himself as – a failed emperor, a Tammany Hall pioneer and as a Federal fugitive. What a life! Explore the Greenwich Village where Burr’s brilliance, ambition and nefariousness combined to change the course of the country.

• Marc Catapano

Starting location: 160 Varick Street, New York 10013