Historical Marker
The Gorge Bridge Train Wreck
Historical marker location:
High Bridge, New Jersey
The High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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.