Patterson Great Falls NHP- 26 April 2013

 The Great Falls of the Passaic River is 77 feet high and 260 feet wide and is the heart of the industrial center of Paterson, New Jersey.  Approximately 2 million gallons of water a day plunge over the falls each day providing the raw power to drive the machine of industry.
  The Society for Useful Manufactures an investment group headed by Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of Treasurer, developed Patterson, NJ as an industrial city.  Patterson, aka "Silk City" had 100 factories employing thousands of people.
  The Great Patterson Falls became a  National Landmark in 1967, then a National Historic Landmark District in 1976 and finally a National Historic Park in 2011. The falls are inspiring. Visit the nearby Patterson Museum for a complete time line historical perspective of the area.

 

 

Alexander Hamilton