19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

New Jersey

 

 

Great Falls Raceway and Power System

 

MAPS
Passaic County, Paterson City Map, Wards 4, 5, 6 and 7 - 1877

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey- 1887 

Views of the canals are on Images 1, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10.


GENERAL

“An Incorporation of the Adventurers”

A History of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, Paterson “Silk City” and its People, and the Great Falls of the Passaic River.


Great Falls

A brief history of the falls.  Current photos.


Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System
 A set of current photos of the canal system.

 

Great Falls (Passaic River)
Includes a brief history of the industrial development of the falls.

 

Great Falls of Paterson
A history of the canal begins on page 37.   Includes historical photos.

 

Great Falls Raceway & Power System

A brief history of the hydraulic power system.


Great Falls Raceway And Power System (1792)

A brief history and description of the power system.  Historical photo.


Great Falls Raceway And Power System Historical Marker
Photo of a marker in Paterson.
 

Great Falls Raceway And Power System Historical Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Passaic County.  Links to related sites.

 

Great Falls Raceway and Power System Images 


Great Falls Raceway and Power System Photos
A set of photos of the canal system.
 

Great Falls Paterson, New Jersey 

A brief history of the falls.  Current photo.


Great Falls Visitors Guide 


Handbook of Energy: Chronologies, Top Ten Lists, and Word Clouds, Volume 2
A brief history is on page 34.

 

History of the Paterson Great Falls 


New Jersey: The Birthplace of American Industry and Innovation  

Includes a brief history of the development of the canal system.


Paterson Great Falls 

A brief history of the falls and canal system.


Paterson’s Great Falls
Includes a brief history of the canal system.   Current photos.

 

Paterson: History
Includes a brief history of the power canal system.

 

Power Source of Paterson
Includes a brief video history of the power system.

 

Principles of Public and Private Infrastructure Delivery
A brief history begins on page 442.

 

Prospectus of the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures, [August 1791] 


Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
A brief history of the power system.   Historical photos.

 

Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures 

A brief history of the corporation and the canal system.  Current photos.


The 1914 S.U.M. Great Falls Power Plant Historical Marker 

Photo and text of a marker in Passaic County.


The Great Falls Raceway And Power System
A history of the power system.  Maps and historical photos.

 

The Passaic River Runs Through It 

A brief history of the canal system.   Current photo.


The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures Records 

A brief history of the corporation and resulting canal system.


Water Resources and Environmental History
A brief history is on page 233.

 

Rev. July, 2023