Lieutenant Hooper Road

Historical marker location:

Alexandria, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of County Route 579 and Lt. Hooper Road, on the left when traveling west on County Route 579.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.