Great Falls Raceway and Power System

Great Falls Raceway and Power System (HM17LH)

Location: Paterson, NJ 07501 Passaic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 54.849', W 74° 10.792'

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National Historic Civil and Mechanical Engineering Landmark

Alexander Hamilton, with great vision, prompted the incorporation of the "society for establishing usefull [sic] manufactures" in 1791 to start America's economic and industrial independence. Pierre Charles L'Enfant, engineer and planner of the nation's capital, and Peter Colt designed a raceway and power system to harness the Passaic River at Great Falls and create America's first planned industrial city. That development sparked countless engineering and industrial innovations and progress including the Colt revolver, the Rogers other steam locomotives, the Holland submarine, the Curtis-Wright aircraft engine, along with textile and silk manufacturing made Paterson famous as the "silk city" of the world.
The Great Falls raceway at Paterson is the basis of the oldest American community integrating water power, industrial development and urban planning. It is a landmark of American civil and mechanical engineering heritage.
Dedicated May 20, 1977
The American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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HM NumberHM17LH
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Year Placed1977
Placed ByThe American Society of Civil Engineers and The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 11:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 569064 N 4529550
Decimal Degrees40.91415000, -74.17986667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 54.849', W 74° 10.792'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 54' 50.94" N, 74° 10' 47.52" W
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Area Code(s)973, 201, 862
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6-8 Spruce St, Paterson NJ 07501, US
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