The Tie That Binds

Historical marker location:

Estell Manor, New Jersey

( Marker is on Head of the River Road (NJ 649).)

Religious Influence-Historic Settlements.

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.