Historical Marker
MacDonald Hall
Historical marker location:
Fort Dix, New Jersey
( Memorial is on South Scott Plaza, ΒΌ mile east of Delaware Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)
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.