John R. Jasper, Jr.

Historical marker location:

Atlantic City, New Jersey

( Marker is on Michigan Ave. south of Arctic Ave., on the right when traveling south.)

1926 - 2001.

The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey, played a key role in the early development of the American industrial revolution. Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States, helped to develop the first water-powered cotton spinning mill in Paterson in 1791.