Historical Marker
The Hermitage
Historical marker location:
46 Colonial Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey
( Marker is on Colonial Avenue just east of Riverside Avenue when traveling west.)
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.