Soldier Hill

Historical marker location:

Oradell, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Kinderkamack Road (County Route 503) and Soldier Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Kinderkamack Road.)

Marker installed: 2005

Lafayette Encampment.

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.