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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paterson,_New_JerseyPaterson, New Jersey - Wikipedia

    Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11, 1831, while the area was still part of Essex County. It became part of the newly created Passaic County on February 7, 1837, and was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1851, based on the results of a referendum held that day.

  4. patersonhistory.comPaterson History

    In 1792, Alexander Hamilton formed an investment group called the Society of Useful Manufactures (the “SUM”) whose funds would be used to develop a planned industrial city in the United States that was later to become Paterson.

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  6. www.mrlocalhistory.org › patersons-awesome-historyPaterson's Awesome History - Mr. Local History Project

    Feb 2, 2024 · William Paterson was an Irish-born American jurist, U.S. senator (1789–90), and governor of New Jersey (1790–93). He also served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1793 to 1806. The city was named in his honor as, at the time, he was the state’s Governor.

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  7. www.city-data.com › Paterson-HistoryPaterson: History - Early Industrial Development, Early Labor ...

    In 1841 the town of Paterson was incorporated, growing to a population of almost 20,000 twenty years later. By 1870, the city was processing two-thirds of the raw silk imported into the United States and was attracting immigrant workers from Ireland, Italy, Germany, and Russia.

  8. www.nps.gov › pagr › learnCity of Industry - U.S. National Park Service

    Centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River, Paterson was founded as a bold experiment, pioneering systems of business and mechanization. It was here that manufactories which enabled the young United States to become a global economic power were established and promoted.

  9. www.patersonnj.gov › eGov › appschapter 2 hIstorIcAL context - Paterson, New Jersey

    The development of Paterson as a city is usually dated from 1791 when “Paterson town” was chartered by the State of New Jersey as a planned manufactur-ing center under the auspices of the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.). The S.U.M. was attracted to the Great Falls as a virtually

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