A Tale of Two Historic Cities: Paterson and Washington, D.C.

Jul 1, 2017

Our new exhibit "A Tale of Two Historic Cities: Paterson and Washington, D.C." is now open at the Paterson Museum. The exhibit explores the special relationship between our nation's industrial and government capitals that began over two centuries ago and continues to this day.

Did You Know?

"Since the young Alexander Hamilton had thrilled to the sight of the Falls and saw in this heedless power the center of American industry, the Falls had plunged and thrashed and thrown up mists, and...the Falls remained an essentially wild thing at Paterson's heart, a distillation of all that is furious and accidental and overwhelming in nature, a gem of pure ruinous uncaring around which the aching generations came and went."

- John Updike, author, In the Beauty of the Lilies

A Tale of Two Historic Cities: Paterson and Washington, D.C.

Did You Know?

Our mission is to maximize the public benefits of the new Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park for the City, the State, and the Nation.