National Historic Landmark - Great Falls of the Passaic Society for Useful Manufacturing HD

Developed by Alexander Hamilton and Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the Great Falls district is the site of the first attempt in the United States to harness the entire power of a major river for industrial purposes.

The district includes an elaborate, three-tiered system of raceways, numerous 19th and early-20th century manufacturing buildings and a hydro-electrical plant, as well as the Great Falls themselves measuring over 70-feet in height.

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Information courtesy of the National Park Service.