 The Great Falls of the Passaic River The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 ft (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County in northern New Jersey in the United States. One of the United States' taller waterfalls, it played a significant role in the early industrial development of New Jersey starting in the earliest days of the nation. Behind Niagara Falls, it is the second tallest on the East Coast of the United States. Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ...
The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ...
The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ...
Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...
For the Bon Jovi album, see New Jersey (album) Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
This is a list of worldwide waterfalls. ...
For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...
Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...
History
Formation and early history Geologically, the falls were formed at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. Formerly the Passaic had followed a shorter course through the Watchung Mountains near present-day Summit. As the glacier receded, the river's previous course was blocked by a newly-formed moraine. A large lake, called Glacial Lake Passaic, formed behind the Watchungs. As the ice receded, the river found a new circuitous route around the north end of the Watchungs, carving the spectacular falls through the underlying basalt, which was formed approximately 200 million years ago. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...
Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...
The Watchung Mountains are a pair of two long low ridge lateral morraines formed by glaciers in the most recent ice age, between 400 ft. ...
Nickname: Hill City Location of Summit within Union County and state of New Jersey Coordinates: Country USA State New Jersey County Union Settled 1710 Incorporation as township 1869 Incorporation as city 1899 Government type Council-Manager Mayor Jordan Glatt City Administrator Christopher Cotter Area - City 15. ...
A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity and undergoes internal deformation. ...
Moraine at Mono Lake, California, United States Moraines clearly seen on a side glacier of the Gorner Glacier, Zermatt, Switzerland. ...
Glacial Lake Passaic was prehistoric proglacial lake that existed in northern New Jersey in the United States at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. ...
Basalt Columnar basalt at Sheepeater Cliff in Yellowstone Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black volcanic rock. ...
The falls later became the site of a habitation for Lenape Native Americans, and later for Dutch settlers in the 1690s. The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American peoples. ...
Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in...
Industrial development
 The falls, showing the most recent of many bridges spanning them In 1778, Alexander Hamilton visited the falls and was impressed by its potential for industry. Later as the nation's first Secretary of Treasury, he selected the site of the nation's first planned industrial city, which he called a "national manufactory." In 1791, Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), state-chartered private corporation to fulfill this vision. The town of Paterson was founded by the society and named after New Jersey Governor William Paterson in appreciation of his efforts to promote the society. Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 -- July 12, 1804) was an American politician, leading statesman, financier, intellectual, and military officer. ...
The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ...
The Great Falls of the Passaic River, showing the turbine housing of the S.U.M. dating from 1911 The Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) was a private state-sponsored corporation founded in 1791 to promote industrial development along the Passaic River in New Jersey...
The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
William Paterson William Paterson (December 24, 1745–September 9, 1806) was a New Jersey statesman, a signer of the United States Constitution, and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. ...
Although the grand vision of Hamilton's planned city remained unrealized, the society nevertheless successfully promoted real estate development in the area. As a result the falls became the nucleus for a burgeoning mill industry, with construction of numerous raceways. In 1793, two years after the society's foundation, the falls was the site of the first water-powered cotton spinning mill in New Jersey. In 1812, it was the site of the state's first continuous roll paper mill. Other products whose construction used the falls as a power source include the Rogers Locomotive Works (1832), the Colt revolver (1837), and the USS Holland (SS-1) (1898). Undershot water wheels on the Orontes River in Hama, Syria Saint Anthony Falls Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electricity, hydropower was used for milling, textile manufacture, and the operation of sawmills. ...
Cotton ready for harvest. ...
An aerial view drawing of the Rogers Locomotive Works plant on March 28, 1906. ...
Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ...
USS Holland (SS-1) was the United States Navys first submarine, named for her inventor, John Philip Holland. ...
The society continued operation until 1945 when its charter and property were sold to the city of Paterson. The area fell into disuse with the steep decline of industry in the region during the 20th century. In 1971, the Great Falls Preservation and Development Corporation was established to restore and redevelop the historic mill buildings and raceways. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
On June 6, 1976, President Ford designated the Falls and its surrounding as a National Natural Landmark. The designation protects the site from federal development, but not from local and state development. Redevelopment of the decayed adjacent industrial areas has been an ongoing controversial topic. An attempt in the 1990s to redevelop the adjacent Allied Textile Printing Co. (ATP) facility, destroyed by fire in the 1980s, into prefabricated townhouses was initially approved by the city but later repelled by a coalition of local citizens seeking to preserve the historic character of the district. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...
Caverns of Sonora National Natural Landmark The National Natural Landmark (NNL) program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the United States natural history. ...
The falls in literature The unique history of the falls and the city were described in the five-volume philosophical poem Paterson by William Carlos Williams. Among the episodes described in Williams' poem is the 1827 leap over the falls by Sam Patch, who later became the first known person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls. For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ...
Paterson is a poem by influential modern American poet William Carlos Williams. ...
William Carlos Williams Dr. William Carlos Williams (sometimes known as WCW) (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963), was an American poet closely associated with modernism and Imagism. ...
Sam Patch (1799 – 1829), known as The Yankee Leaper, was the first famous US daredevil. ...
For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...
Viewing the falls The falls is viewable from Overlook Park on the north and Hamilton Park on the south. A bridge below the falls, the eighth such structure to be built, also provides viewing of the falls. An adjacent visitor's center provides a historical overview of the falls. Hamilton Park, also know as Brewster Park and Howard Avenue Grounds is a former baseball ground located in New Haven, CT. The ground was home to the New Haven Elm Citys of the National Association during the 1875 season. ...
See also This is a list of worldwide waterfalls. ...
This is a list of National Natural Landmarks in the United States by state or territory: // Beaver Creek Swamp Cathedral Caverns Dismals Canyon Mobile Tensaw River Bottom Lands Red Mountain Expressway Cut Shelta Cave Aniakchak Crater Arrigetch Peaks Bogoslof Island Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range Illiamna Volcano Lake George Malaspina...
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