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His Manhattan estate was located in, and gave its name to, the current neighborhood of [[Chelsea]]. A Clement Clarke Moore park now exists there, in his honor.  
 
His Manhattan estate was located in, and gave its name to, the current neighborhood of [[Chelsea]]. A Clement Clarke Moore park now exists there, in his honor.  
 
He is buried at [[Trinity Church]]-yard, near fellow Columbian [[Alexander Hamilton]].
 
  
 
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Moore]]
 
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Moore]]
 
[[Category:Former professors|Moore]]
 
[[Category:Former professors|Moore]]

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See also Wikipedia's article about "Clement Clarke Moore".

Clement Clarke Moore CC 1798 MA ? is best known for writing A Visit from St. Nicholas ("Twas the Night Before Christmas...")

Moore eventually became a professor of Oriental and Greek literature at the college, and a theologian at General Seminary.

His Manhattan estate was located in, and gave its name to, the current neighborhood of Chelsea. A Clement Clarke Moore park now exists there, in his honor.