Great Falls Historic District

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The Great Falls Historic District is a nationally significant industrial and natural landmark in Paterson, New Jersey, centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River and the early American mills and factories it powered.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark District
historic district
industrial heritage site
associatedWith Alexander Hamilton
Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
city Paterson, New Jersey
surface form: Paterson
contains canal raceways
factory buildings
historic mills
industrial infrastructure
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followsWatercourse Passaic River
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
hasNaturalFeature river gorge
waterfall
hasPart Great Falls of the Passaic River
heritageStatus nationally significant industrial and natural landmark
locatedIn New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Passaic County, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
periodOfSignificance 19th century
late 18th century
primaryEnergySource water power
significantFor Alexander Hamilton’s industrialization vision
early American industrialization
water-powered textile mills
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
tourismAttraction yes
usedFor industrial production
textile manufacturing

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Paterson, New Jersey hasHistoricDistrict Great Falls Historic District