Historical Marker
Washingtons Spring
Historical marker location:
Princeton, New Jersey
( Marker is at the intersection of Stockton Street and Edgerstoune Road, on the right when traveling north on Stockton Street.)
Marker installed: 2002
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.