Bartley Turbine

Historical marker location:

Chester, New Jersey

( Marker is on Washington Turnpike (New Jersey Route 24) near State Park Road, 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.