The Great Falls
McBride Ave. at Spruce St.
Falls Open During Daylight Hours
Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center
65 McBride Avenue
(973) 279-9587
Hours:Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Seasonal Hours: Saturday & Sunday:
12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Map / Directions to the Great Falls, and the Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center
Cultural Center Website
George Washington, Lafayette, and Alexander Hamilton picnicked by the falls during the Revolutionary War on July 10, 1778. In 1791, when Hamilton was President Washington's Secretary of the Treasury helped establish the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, which began Paterson as a manufacturing city, harnessing the power of the falls. A historic marker reads that "Alexander Hamilton envisioned the great potential power of these scenic falls for industrial development."
The Paterson Falls are one of the most impressive spots in all of New Jersey, and are well worth a trip!
A statue of Hamilton looks out over the falls in tribute to our first Secretary of the Treasury.
The falls can be visited during daylight hours, and allows visitors to walk out over the falls and look down on them. There is also the Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center, which serves as visitor center and small museum. Its hours and information are shown above.
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