Paterson Museum — Attraction in Paterson

Excellent museum and preservation effort to highlight how Paterson NJ was a key hub for America's growth and successes. The effort put into collecting intricate machines for creating the industry drivers of the silk weaving industry, locomotives, mineral and electrical transmission wires is impressive. The expanded history portion on Alexander Hamilton highlighted just how critical his contributions to Paterson, New Jersey and the newly founded country were. After you have visited take a short walk or drive to the Great Falls that acted like a magnet to attract industry to this city by supplying energy from the hydroelectric power plant nearby. It's a mini-Niagra Falls. Notes: no snacks/food here but there is a Burger King on the corner. Free parking in the lot. No admission charge but donations welcome. Outside of the industrial building needs some work but inside is a preserved factory,...

Cool museum, awesome staff! I went to the Paterson museum to help me make lessons that met state standards regarding NJ history. Specifically, I was looking for early Paterson history. The museum had some cool displays, especially around the Lenape and the history of the submarine. Between the artifacts and the educational materials, I was able to put together a couple of nice lessons.

I also really want to shout out Tanganyika at the museum. I was looking for more information on Hamilton and the economics of early Paterson. She was super helpful and connected me with great additional resources to make the lessons.

If you are a social studies educator or just want some rich local history, I highly...

Wonderful free museum covering the founding of this city by Alexander Hamilton and it’s manufacturing history of fabrics, silk, Colt firearms, locomotives and airplane engines. The original submarines developed by Holland are also displayed.

There are displays of old fire fighting equipment, pharmaceuticals and sports legends such as Larry Doby. And of course Lou Costello.

Don’t miss the Great Falls National monument a block away. It was here that Alexander Hamilton proposed building a manufacturing city with the spectacular waterfalls as the power source.

I will return here again as I have on numerous occasions. I highly recommend this museum and...