Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Thomas Edison purchased Glenmont as a wedding present for his wife Mina.
Today, the brick buildings on Main Street in West Orange, NJ seem quiet, betraying little evidence of the research, development, and innovation of their heyday. Visitors can step back in time to Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world forever.
Map showing location of park.
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Grand Re- Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Black Maria, the World’s First Motion Picture Studio
Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, the re-opening of the Black Maria represents the first public access since the mid-1980s, when the building was used to exhibit films. As part of the rehabilitation, new exhibits and interpretive panels were added.
Large salmon colored Victorian mansion with green lawn and blue sky
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Large work space room with machines connected to belts and pullies
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Cream colored, two story cement building surrounded by large trees
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Small red building next to large brick building with a water tower in the background.
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Large black building covered in tar paper surrounded by a barrier fence
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