I had no idea of its place in American History. Founded by Alexander Hamilton (of Broadway fame), Patterson, was the first city in the US founded specifically to be an industrial city. This is the reason that this park, the Patterson Great Falls National Historic Park was commissioned in 1976. History Soon after becoming the first Secretary … [Read more...]
Category: New Jersey
NPS: Thomas Edison’s Laboratory National Historic Park – West Orange NJ
Going to school for engineering, it was not possible to not know the name Thomas Edison. Certainly even if you are not an engineer you have heard the name of one of the world’s most famous inventors. And if you know a bit more about the man and the legend, you know that he did much of his best work in New Jersey. Thomas Edison's Laboratory … [Read more...]