Historical Marker
Alexander Grant House
Historical marker location:
90 Market St, Salem, New Jersey
( Marker is on Market Street (New Jersey Route 45) north of Center Drive, on the left when traveling north.)
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.