3 Best Places To See in Paterson, NJ

“Paterson Museum is filled with thrilling histories and morsels about the people and town. The museum is managed by the Paterson Museum Foundation. This foundation was developed with the mission to showcase and support the museum's growth and promote its exhibits, education programs, and special community events. Visitors can explore the museum's collection of 200,000 negatives, prints, locomotives, and rock and mineral specimens. These collections are related to the evolution of machinery, textile centers, locomotive manufacturing, Colt arms, and the unique Holland submarines. Paterson Museum offers free admission for children under 18.”

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“Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park features a notable waterfall 77 feet (23 m) high. The Historical Park was maintained by the National Park Service and includes the falls and the surrounding area in its protection. Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park was formed about 200 million years ago when the falls were formed. The Great Falls also tells gripping tales of the lives of immigrants who worked in the mills, the wealthy businesspeople who owned and operated factories, and the struggle of workers and the labor movement for improved wages and working conditions. The falls and the historical park create a reserve and provide interpretation for current and future generations.”

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“Hinchliffe Stadium is a 10,000-seat, horseshoe-shaped arena. The stadium is the only athletic arena inside a National Park's boundaries and the only National Historic Landmark that celebrates baseball. Many of the more than 20 Hall of Famers who graced Hinchliffe's venerable grounds played in the Negro Leagues. The stadium is one of the few stadiums left in the country that once hosted significant Negro League baseball games during the Jim Crow era. The New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans, and occasionally the Newark Eagles all called Hinchliffe Stadium their home field. The stadium is considered the most famous stadium in the area.”

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