Alexander Hamilton High School (Brooklyn) Explained

Alexander Hamilton Technical and Vocational High School was a former high school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York,^[1] named after Alexander Hamilton, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, and the founder of the nation's financial system as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. It was constructed in 1903,^[2] and closed in February 1984.^[3] The building it was in later opened in the fall of 1985 as Paul Robeson High School.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Eugene Ashley Jr. – US Army Special Forces soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• LeRoy Battle – Tuskegee Airman and musician
• Howard Cosell – sports journalist
• Dolly King – professional basketball player and pioneer of racial integration in the sport
• Honey Russell – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
• Sammy Strain – R&B and doo-wop singer
• William B. Ruger - Firearms designer/manufacturer^[5]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Alexander Hamilton High School | Brooklyn Visual Heritage . 2016-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160912230921/http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/alexander-hamilton-high-school . 2016-09-12 . dead .
2. Web site: Visiting / Home. Ptechnyc.org. 2 November 2018.
3. News: ALVARADO TO CLOSE A CITY HIGH SCHOOL. Joyce. Purnick. The New York Times. 27 June 1983 . 2 November 2018.
4. Web site: Yoo . Audrey . 28 February 2011 . The Rise & Fall of Paul Robeson High School . The Brooklyn Ink . 2016-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327093342/http://thebrooklynink.com/2011/02/28/23557-the-rise-fall-of-paul-robeson-high-school/ . 2016-03-27 . usurped .
5. Book: Wilson, R. L. <!-- Robert L. "Larry" Wilson --> . G. Allan Brown . Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms . Book Sales, Inc. 2008. New York . 978-0785821038 . 7.