Silk cloth and steam locomotives; textiles and continuous paper rolls; firearms and aircraft engines. What do these things have in common? All were manufactured in the same place - Paterson, NJ. In 1792, Paterson was established as America's first planned industrial city, centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River. From humble mills rose industries that changed the face of the nation.
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (PAGR), with the park's Friends group, the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, announces a second public comment period from June 29-July 28 for the design of the proposed visitor experience and education center at Overlook Park. Public comments received last October were considered and incorporated into a revised design that is more compatible with the surrounding Great Fall of the Passaic/Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) National Historic Landmark District.