Historical Marker

Sharlene Wells

Historical marker location:
15 N Michigan Ave, Atlantic City, New Jersey
( Marker is on North Michigan Avenue just north of Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Salt Lake City, UT. Miss America 1985.

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.