The body of John Craig is interred next to Manhattan's Trinity Church, the third building on this site. Also buried in this cemetary at Broadway and Wall St are Robert Fulton, the inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat, Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and Captain James Lawrence, famous for his last command "Don't give up the ship!". This building was completed in 1846. The first Trinity Church was consecrated in 1698, but burned down in a fire that destroyed hundreds of building in New York during the Revolutionary War. The second Trinity Church was consecrated in 1790, but was torn down after being damaged the winter of 1838-1839. The current Trinity Church was designed by Richard Upjohn and consecrated May 1, 1846. The 281 foot spire was the tallest building in New York until 1890.
The grave of John Craig lies at the cemetary adjacent to the Trinity Church in lower Manhattan
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