USCS Steamer Robert J. Walker / Assistant Keepers' Dwelling

Historical marker location:

301 Pacific Ave, Atlantic City, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of South Vermont Avenue and Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Vermont Avenue.)

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.