Sunday, October 23, 2022

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park

 



The Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, NJ is one of the important NPS sites in the country because of its significance as the first planned industrial city.  First inhabited by the Lenni-Lenape peoples and settled by Dutch farm families, in 1792 Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton envisioned the area to be a center of economic development and industry as he advocated throughout his career in first presidential administrations in the Early Republic. Many years later toward in the late 19th century, Paterson became one of the leading centers of industrial production, specially in the manufacturing of silk textiles with its nickname "Silk City."  Some of the major labor movements and strikes occurred in the city, such as the Silk Strike of 1913 in which workers fought for better working conditions.  As of this time, the NPS and the city of Paterson are working to improve various aspects of the part to attract more visitors, such as the area around the amphitheater.

Works Cited:

National Park Service. "The Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution." Last modified October 15, 2018.
    https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/historyculture/the-birthplace-of-the-american-industrial-revolution.htm. 

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