{"id":884,"date":"2018-08-24T03:39:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T03:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/?page_id=884"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:52:13","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Disasters-and-events-button-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3560\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499297204435421;width:418px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Disasters-and-events-button-1024x683.png 1024w, http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Disasters-and-events-button-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Disasters-and-events-button-768x512.png 768w, http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Disasters-and-events-button.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/the-fire-of-1902\/\"><strong>The Fire of 1902<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/the-tornado-of-1913\/\"><strong>The Tornado of 1913<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/garret-mountain-riot\/\"><strong>Garret Mountain Riot<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/the-flood-of-1902\/\"><strong>The Flood of 1902<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/patersonhistory.com\/index.php\/paterson-riots-of-1964\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3457\"><strong>Paterson Riots of 1964<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"egqxvk\" data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"437\">\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1bimxll\" data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"492\">18th Century \u2014 The Founding of the Industrial City<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"1521\">\n<thead data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"525\">\n<tr data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"525\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"501\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Year<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"509\" data-col-size=\"md\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"525\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Significance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"1521\">\n<tr data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"734\">\n<td data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"551\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"550\">1791<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"619\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"618\">Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) founded<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"734\">Alexander Hamilton and others established the organization that would develop Paterson as an industrial center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"949\">\n<td data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"746\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"745\">1792<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"773\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"772\">Founding of Paterson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"949\">The S.U.M. purchased approximately 700 acres around the Great Falls, establishing what became America&#8217;s first planned industrial city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1152\">\n<td data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"966\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"952\" data-end=\"965\">1793\u20131794<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1007\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1006\">Construction of the Raceway System<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1152\">Engineers developed channels to divert water from the Passaic River and Great Falls to power factories.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1324\">\n<td data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1164\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1163\">1794<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1217\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1216\">First major water-powered manufacturing begins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1324\">The Great Falls became the power source for Paterson&#8217;s developing textile and manufacturing industries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1521\">\n<td data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1336\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1335\">1796<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1383\"><strong data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1382\">First S.U.M. manufacturing venture fails<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1521\">The original company struggled financially, but the waterpower infrastructure remained the foundation of Paterson&#8217;s industrial future.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1526\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"eg9kwy\" data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1555\">Early Industrial Paterson<\/h1>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"2903\">\n<thead data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1588\">\n<tr data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1588\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1564\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Year<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1572\" data-col-size=\"md\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1588\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Significance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"2903\">\n<tr data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1759\">\n<td data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1619\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1618\">1812\u20131815<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1658\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1657\">War of 1812 industrial expansion<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1759\">Paterson&#8217;s factories expanded production as American manufacturing became increasingly important.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1883\">\n<td data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1772\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1771\">1820s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1821\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1820\">Growth of cotton and textile manufacturing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1883\">Paterson became a major American textile-producing center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"2042\">\n<td data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1895\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1894\">1828<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1931\"><strong data-start=\"1897\" data-end=\"1930\">Morris Canal reaches Paterson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2042\">The canal connected Paterson with the Delaware River and New York Harbor, greatly improving transportation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2268\">\n<td data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2054\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2045\" data-end=\"2053\">1832<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2092\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2091\">Locomotive manufacturing begins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"2092\" data-end=\"2268\">Paterson entered the railroad manufacturing industry, eventually becoming one of America&#8217;s most important locomotive-producing cities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2469\">\n<td data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2280\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2279\">1835<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2304\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2303\">The \u201cBaby Strike\u201d<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2469\">More than 2,000 workers, many of them young workers, participated in one of the nation&#8217;s earliest major industrial strikes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2594\">\n<td data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2482\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2481\">1840s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2514\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2513\">Silk manufacturing begins<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"2514\" data-end=\"2594\">Silk became an increasingly important part of Paterson&#8217;s industrial economy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2756\">\n<td data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2613\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"2612\">1840s\u20131850s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2613\" data-end=\"2654\"><strong data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"2653\">Growth of locomotive manufacturing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2756\">Rogers and other manufacturers helped establish Paterson as a major railroad manufacturing center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2903\">\n<td data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2768\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2767\">1851<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2806\" data-col-size=\"md\"><strong data-start=\"2770\" data-end=\"2805\">Paterson incorporated as a city<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2903\">Paterson formally became a city, reflecting its growing population and industrial importance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"2908\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"vscdk3\" data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2944\">Civil War &amp; Industrial Expansion<\/h1>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"3741\">\n<thead data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2977\">\n<tr data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2977\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2953\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Year<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"2961\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"2977\" data-col-size=\"xl\">Significance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"2992\" data-end=\"3741\">\n<tr data-start=\"2992\" data-end=\"3205\">\n<td data-start=\"2992\" data-end=\"3008\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3007\">1861\u20131865<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3008\" data-end=\"3038\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3037\">Civil War manufacturing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"xl\" data-start=\"3038\" data-end=\"3205\">Paterson factories produced locomotives, firearms, machinery, textiles and other materials important to the Union war effort.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3206\" data-end=\"3320\">\n<td data-start=\"3206\" data-end=\"3218\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3208\" data-end=\"3217\">1860s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3246\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3245\">Silk industry expands<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"xl\" data-start=\"3246\" data-end=\"3320\">Paterson increasingly became a national center for silk manufacturing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3321\" data-end=\"3509\">\n<td data-start=\"3321\" data-end=\"3339\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3323\" data-end=\"3338\">1860s\u20131870s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3339\" data-end=\"3373\"><strong data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3372\">Major immigration increases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"xl\" data-start=\"3373\" data-end=\"3509\">Irish, German, Italian, Jewish, Eastern European and other immigrant communities transformed Paterson&#8217;s neighborhoods and workforce.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3741\">\n<td data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3522\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3512\" data-end=\"3521\">1870s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"3522\" data-end=\"3548\"><strong data-start=\"3524\" data-end=\"3547\">\u201cSilk City\u201d emerges<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"xl\" data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3741\">Paterson became one of the world&#8217;s major silk manufacturing centers. By the late 19th century, nearly half of America&#8217;s silk was processed in Paterson.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"3743\" data-end=\"3746\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"gl3viz\" data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3764\">The Gilded Age<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"59mfpr\" data-start=\"3766\" data-end=\"3801\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"3770\" data-end=\"3801\">1880 \u2014 Garret Mountain Riot<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3803\" data-end=\"3943\">One of the most important civil disturbances in Paterson&#8217;s history occurred during a German singing societies&#8217; gathering at Garret Mountain.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3945\" data-end=\"4072\">The death of <strong data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3984\">John Joseph Van Houten<\/strong> after he was shot led to a violent confrontation known as the <strong data-start=\"4047\" data-end=\"4071\">Garret Mountain Riot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4130\">This event deserves its own article because it involves:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4132\" data-end=\"4286\">\n<li data-section-id=\"u64zpd\" data-start=\"4132\" data-end=\"4163\">German-American organizations<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7ocxrz\" data-start=\"4164\" data-end=\"4174\">Politics<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1hd7t1c\" data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4188\">Immigration<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"6i2l9k\" data-start=\"4189\" data-end=\"4215\">Labor and class tensions<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1cyn7bh\" data-start=\"4216\" data-end=\"4237\">The Paterson police<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"6svpw4\" data-start=\"4238\" data-end=\"4255\">Garret Mountain<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"gedcmg\" data-start=\"4256\" data-end=\"4286\">The German singing societies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4288\" data-end=\"4393\">It remains an important part of Paterson&#8217;s German-American history.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4395\" data-end=\"4398\" \/>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"hd1td4\" data-start=\"4400\" data-end=\"4445\">1880s\u20131890s \u2014 Paterson Becomes \u201cSilk City\u201d<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"5201\">\n<thead data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4465\">\n<tr data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4465\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"4447\" data-end=\"4456\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Period<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"4456\" data-end=\"4465\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Event<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"5201\">\n<tr data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"4557\">\n<td data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"4488\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4478\" data-end=\"4487\">1880s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4488\" data-end=\"4557\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Paterson becomes one of America&#8217;s largest silk-producing centers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4558\" data-end=\"4657\">\n<td data-start=\"4558\" data-end=\"4576\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4575\">1880s\u20131890s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4657\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Rapid construction of silk mills, worker housing and immigrant neighborhoods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4743\">\n<td data-start=\"4658\" data-end=\"4669\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4660\" data-end=\"4668\">1888<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4669\" data-end=\"4743\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Electric streetcars begin transforming transportation within the city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4744\" data-end=\"4818\">\n<td data-start=\"4744\" data-end=\"4756\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"4755\">1890s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4818\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Paterson&#8217;s silk industry reaches international importance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4819\" data-end=\"4910\">\n<td data-start=\"4819\" data-end=\"4835\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4821\" data-end=\"4834\">1892\u20131895<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4835\" data-end=\"4910\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Major development of Garret Mountain estates, including Lambert Castle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4911\" data-end=\"4969\">\n<td data-start=\"4911\" data-end=\"4923\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4913\" data-end=\"4922\">1890s<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"lg\" data-start=\"4923\" data-end=\"4969\">Increasing labor unrest in the silk mills.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4970\" data-end=\"5030\">\n<td data-start=\"4970\" data-end=\"4981\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4972\" data-end=\"4980\">1895<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4981\" data-end=\"5030\" data-col-size=\"lg\">Major <strong data-start=\"4989\" data-end=\"5027\">Doherty &amp; Wadsworth Silk Mill fire<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5031\" data-end=\"5074\">\n<td data-start=\"5031\" data-end=\"5042\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"5033\" data-end=\"5041\">1896<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"5042\" data-end=\"5074\" data-col-size=\"lg\"><strong data-start=\"5044\" data-end=\"5071\">Hinchliffe Brewery fire<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"5075\" data-end=\"5201\">\n<td data-start=\"5075\" data-end=\"5086\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"5077\" data-end=\"5085\">1899<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"5086\" data-end=\"5201\" data-col-size=\"lg\"><strong data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5137\">Delaware, Lackawanna &amp; Western railroad wreck<\/strong> \u2014 an important transportation disaster in Paterson&#8217;s history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5387\">Paterson Fire History maintains a particularly useful chronology of major fires and incidents extending from the 19th century through the present.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"5389\" data-end=\"5392\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1nbx6kd\" data-start=\"5394\" data-end=\"5428\">The Great Disasters of 1902\u20131903<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"u4vo9q\" data-start=\"5511\" data-end=\"5559\">\ud83d\udd25 February 9, 1902 \u2014 The Great Paterson Fire<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5561\" data-end=\"5653\"><strong data-start=\"5561\" data-end=\"5587\">The Great Fire of 1902<\/strong> was arguably the most devastating disaster in Paterson&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5655\" data-end=\"5751\">The fire began around midnight in a streetcar barn and rapidly spread through the downtown area.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5753\" data-end=\"5815\">Approximately <strong data-start=\"5767\" data-end=\"5803\">456\u2013459 buildings were destroyed<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5817\" data-end=\"5943\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1ihkn5y\" data-start=\"5817\" data-end=\"5828\">City Hall<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"c12m1l\" data-start=\"5829\" data-end=\"5839\">Churches<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"16y39h9\" data-start=\"5840\" data-end=\"5847\">Banks<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1d22kc8\" data-start=\"5848\" data-end=\"5860\">Businesses<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3nv1ia\" data-start=\"5861\" data-end=\"5883\">The Danforth Library<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14abvq7\" data-start=\"5884\" data-end=\"5907\">Residential buildings<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1659pz6\" data-start=\"5908\" data-end=\"5920\">Silk mills<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"a4jaz5\" data-start=\"5921\" data-end=\"5943\">Commercial buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5945\" data-end=\"6110\">The fire transformed the appearance of downtown Paterson and led to extensive rebuilding with more fire-resistant construction.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"6112\" data-end=\"6115\" \/>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1xtpmui\" data-start=\"6117\" data-end=\"6151\">\ud83c\udf0a March 1902 \u2014 The Great Flood<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6153\" data-end=\"6225\">Only weeks after the Great Fire, Paterson suffered a catastrophic flood.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6227\" data-end=\"6297\">Heavy rain and snowmelt caused the Passaic River to rise dramatically.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6299\" data-end=\"6309\">The flood:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6311\" data-end=\"6479\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1hvdxql\" data-start=\"6311\" data-end=\"6331\">Damaged silk mills<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ot2u8o\" data-start=\"6332\" data-end=\"6367\">Flooded residential neighborhoods<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1wk9uwb\" data-start=\"6368\" data-end=\"6385\">Damaged bridges<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1hinxpq\" data-start=\"6386\" data-end=\"6416\">Closed transportation routes<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1g7dnmp\" data-start=\"6417\" data-end=\"6445\">Damaged the raceway system<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1bw30wg\" data-start=\"6446\" data-end=\"6479\">Disrupted industrial production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6481\" data-end=\"6666\">The National Register documentation states that the river rose approximately <strong data-start=\"6558\" data-end=\"6582\">15 feet above normal<\/strong> and that property damage exceeded $1 million.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6668\" data-end=\"6765\">This combination makes <strong data-start=\"6691\" data-end=\"6764\">1902 one of the most extraordinary disaster years in Paterson history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"6767\" data-end=\"6770\" \/>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1c4w5b7\" data-start=\"6772\" data-end=\"6813\">1903 \u2014 Major Flooding &amp; Severe Weather<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"6815\" data-end=\"7054\">Paterson experienced additional serious flooding in <strong data-start=\"6867\" data-end=\"6875\">1903<\/strong>, including flooding beginning in October that exceeded the previous year&#8217;s event in height and damage according to historic documentation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7056\" data-end=\"7141\">The early 1900s therefore represent a period of repeated natural and urban disasters.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"7143\" data-end=\"7146\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"vgeoac\" data-start=\"7148\" data-end=\"7191\">1910s \u2014 Labor Conflict &amp; Natural Disaster<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"33q46g\" data-start=\"7193\" data-end=\"7233\">1913 \u2014 The Great Paterson Silk Strike<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7235\" data-end=\"7257\"><strong data-start=\"7235\" data-end=\"7257\">February\u2013July 1913<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7259\" data-end=\"7306\">One of the defining events in Paterson history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7308\" data-end=\"7550\">Approximately <strong data-start=\"7322\" data-end=\"7353\">20,000 or more silk workers<\/strong> participated in the massive strike against the city&#8217;s silk manufacturers. The strike lasted nearly six months and involved hundreds of mills and dye houses.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7552\" data-end=\"7579\">Important figures included:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7581\" data-end=\"7717\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1ckgyvf\" data-start=\"7581\" data-end=\"7609\"><strong data-start=\"7583\" data-end=\"7609\">Elizabeth Gurley Flynn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1lnk8fq\" data-start=\"7610\" data-end=\"7642\"><strong data-start=\"7612\" data-end=\"7642\">William \u201cBig Bill\u201d Haywood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"oqgtrd\" data-start=\"7643\" data-end=\"7661\"><strong data-start=\"7645\" data-end=\"7661\">Carlo Tresca<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bfpz8d\" data-start=\"7662\" data-end=\"7677\"><strong data-start=\"7664\" data-end=\"7677\">John Reed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"d3oflc\" data-start=\"7678\" data-end=\"7717\">Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1zu899\" data-start=\"7719\" data-end=\"7761\">June 7, 1913 \u2014 Paterson Strike Pageant<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7763\" data-end=\"7886\">More than 1,000 participants traveled to New York City for the famous <strong data-start=\"7833\" data-end=\"7885\">Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"7888\" data-end=\"8004\">This event deserves its own section because it connected Paterson&#8217;s labor struggle with the national labor movement.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"8006\" data-end=\"8009\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"s1jdtr\" data-start=\"8011\" data-end=\"8041\">July 1913 \u2014 Paterson Tornado<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"8043\" data-end=\"8099\">A major tornado struck the Paterson region in July 1913.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"8101\" data-end=\"8276\">It caused extensive property damage and casualties and is among the important severe-weather events associated with Paterson&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"8278\" data-end=\"8551\"><strong data-start=\"8278\" data-end=\"8306\">Important research note:<\/strong> historical accounts differ on some details of the tornado&#8217;s date, path and casualty figures. I would verify these against contemporary newspapers and National Weather Service records before publishing a definitive casualty count on the website.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"8553\" data-end=\"8556\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"mx87fj\" data-start=\"8558\" data-end=\"8575\">World War I Era<\/h1>\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"8577\" data-end=\"8920\">\n<thead data-start=\"8577\" data-end=\"8600\">\n<tr data-start=\"8577\" data-end=\"8600\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"8577\" data-end=\"8591\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Year\/Period<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"8591\" data-end=\"8600\" data-col-size=\"md\">Event<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"8611\" data-end=\"8920\">\n<tr data-start=\"8611\" data-end=\"8686\">\n<td data-start=\"8611\" data-end=\"8627\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"8613\" data-end=\"8626\">1914\u20131918<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"8627\" data-end=\"8686\" data-col-size=\"md\">Paterson factories contribute to wartime manufacturing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"8687\" data-end=\"8740\">\n<td data-start=\"8687\" data-end=\"8698\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"8689\" data-end=\"8697\">1917<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"8698\" data-end=\"8740\" data-col-size=\"md\">Major <strong data-start=\"8706\" data-end=\"8737\">Salvation Army Mission fire<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"8741\" data-end=\"8811\">\n<td data-start=\"8741\" data-end=\"8752\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"8743\" data-end=\"8751\">1918<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"8752\" data-end=\"8811\" data-col-size=\"md\">Influenza pandemic affects Paterson and its population.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"8812\" data-end=\"8920\">\n<td data-start=\"8812\" data-end=\"8828\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"8814\" data-end=\"8827\">1918\u20131919<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"8828\" data-end=\"8920\">Industrial production and employment affected by World War I and the influenza pandemic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"8922\" data-end=\"8925\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"puar58\" data-start=\"8927\" data-end=\"8956\">1920s \u2014 Industrial Paterson<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"8958\" data-end=\"8983\">Important events include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"8985\" data-end=\"9251\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1h9d0w9\" data-start=\"8985\" data-end=\"9025\">Expansion of automobile transportation<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"gwlb3k\" data-start=\"9026\" data-end=\"9056\">Continued silk manufacturing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3fquwz\" data-start=\"9057\" data-end=\"9105\">Decline of some traditional textile industries<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ylvs3v\" data-start=\"9106\" data-end=\"9139\">Growth of immigrant communities<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"fwft15\" data-start=\"9140\" data-end=\"9168\">Continued labor organizing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"cmap6u\" data-start=\"9169\" data-end=\"9209\">Major industrial and residential fires<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"y41qxk\" data-start=\"9210\" data-end=\"9251\">Development of new entertainment venues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"lwadfy\" data-start=\"9253\" data-end=\"9275\">1926 \u2014 Major Fires<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9277\" data-end=\"9356\">Paterson experienced several significant multiple-alarm fires during the 1920s.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1k5ueeu\" data-start=\"9358\" data-end=\"9395\">1928 \u2014 Linn Department Store Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9397\" data-end=\"9563\">The <strong data-start=\"9401\" data-end=\"9431\">Linn Department Store fire<\/strong> is among the notable fires documented by the Paterson Fire Department&#8217;s historical records.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"9565\" data-end=\"9568\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"bi6iez\" data-start=\"9570\" data-end=\"9611\">1930s \u2014 Depression, Industry &amp; Disaster<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"19i5nbe\" data-start=\"9613\" data-end=\"9634\">1930 \u2014 Major Fires<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9636\" data-end=\"9836\">The early Depression years brought numerous serious fires throughout the city. Paterson Fire Department records document numerous major incidents in 1930 alone.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"w3a0w0\" data-start=\"9838\" data-end=\"9872\">1937 \u2014 Bestos Factory Explosion<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"9874\" data-end=\"10049\">The <strong data-start=\"9878\" data-end=\"9914\">Bestos Factory explosion of 1937<\/strong> is an important industrial disaster that should be included in a Paterson disaster chronology.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"grrw2o\" data-start=\"10051\" data-end=\"10077\">1938 \u2014 Quackenbush Fire<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"10079\" data-end=\"10235\">The <strong data-start=\"10083\" data-end=\"10111\">Quackenbush fire of 1938<\/strong> is another significant industrial\/commercial fire documented in Paterson&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"10237\" data-end=\"10240\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1w815r7\" data-start=\"10242\" data-end=\"10268\">World War II \u2014 1941\u20131945<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1mv19zj\" data-start=\"10270\" data-end=\"10316\">Paterson&#8217;s Wartime Industrial Mobilization<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"10318\" data-end=\"10384\">World War II was a major chapter in Paterson&#8217;s industrial history.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"10386\" data-end=\"10449\">Paterson factories contributed to wartime production involving:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"10451\" data-end=\"10554\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1veytv1\" data-start=\"10451\" data-end=\"10469\">Aircraft engines<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vlqzye\" data-start=\"10470\" data-end=\"10481\">Machinery<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"8e0ww6\" data-start=\"10482\" data-end=\"10492\">Textiles<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ip1u0o\" data-start=\"10493\" data-end=\"10507\">Metalworking<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18q2hmm\" data-start=\"10508\" data-end=\"10533\">Precision manufacturing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"un678d\" data-start=\"10534\" data-end=\"10554\">Military equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"10556\" data-end=\"10760\">The National Park Service recognizes Paterson as <strong data-start=\"10605\" data-end=\"10657\">New Jersey&#8217;s American World War II Heritage City<\/strong>, reflecting the city&#8217;s contribution to the wartime home front.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"10762\" data-end=\"10765\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1l2xjro\" data-start=\"10767\" data-end=\"10780\">1940s\u20131950s<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"10782\" data-end=\"10819\">Important events to document include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"10821\" data-end=\"11083\">\n<li data-section-id=\"mdko24\" data-start=\"10821\" data-end=\"10870\"><strong data-start=\"10823\" data-end=\"10870\">1948 \u2014 First Christian Reformed Church fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1u4nhty\" data-start=\"10871\" data-end=\"10899\">Postwar industrial changes<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1fref4g\" data-start=\"10900\" data-end=\"10931\">Decline of silk manufacturing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18xy1iv\" data-start=\"10932\" data-end=\"10969\">Growth of new immigrant communities<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"wvi5x6\" data-start=\"10970\" data-end=\"11003\">Expansion of automobile traffic<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1q97gc7\" data-start=\"11004\" data-end=\"11034\"><strong data-start=\"11006\" data-end=\"11034\">1953 \u2014 Wire Factory fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1efc7yn\" data-start=\"11035\" data-end=\"11083\">Continuing industrial accidents and mill fires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11085\" data-end=\"11217\">The city&#8217;s Fire Department historical database provides a useful chronology for this period.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"11219\" data-end=\"11222\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"tkf78u\" data-start=\"11224\" data-end=\"11267\">1960s \u2014 Industrial Decline &amp; Urban Change<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11269\" data-end=\"11312\">The 1960s were a turning point in Paterson.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11314\" data-end=\"11345\">Important developments include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"11347\" data-end=\"11567\">\n<li data-section-id=\"6krjuz\" data-start=\"11347\" data-end=\"11393\">Decline of traditional textile manufacturing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1w25qri\" data-start=\"11394\" data-end=\"11412\">Factory closures<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"g864hh\" data-start=\"11413\" data-end=\"11444\">Loss of industrial employment<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"a3t6w4\" data-start=\"11445\" data-end=\"11460\">Urban renewal<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13qxqhg\" data-start=\"11461\" data-end=\"11479\">Highway planning<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"4m1g81\" data-start=\"11480\" data-end=\"11507\">Neighborhood displacement<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"ro80o\" data-start=\"11508\" data-end=\"11567\">Increasing deterioration of historic industrial buildings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1611zxk\" data-start=\"11569\" data-end=\"11611\">1963 \u2014 Franklin Finishing Company Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11613\" data-end=\"11721\">A significant industrial fire documented in Paterson&#8217;s fire history.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"4x48vq\" data-start=\"11723\" data-end=\"11758\">1965 \u2014 Dowling Coal Pocket Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11760\" data-end=\"11832\">Another notable industrial fire.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"uf2owk\" data-start=\"11834\" data-end=\"11863\">1968 \u2014 Midtown Hotel Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11865\" data-end=\"11939\">A major fire at the Midtown Hotel.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"bn0ohh\" data-start=\"11941\" data-end=\"11971\">1969 \u2014 Kaysam Factory Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"11973\" data-end=\"12093\">Important industrial fire during the period of Paterson&#8217;s manufacturing decline.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"12095\" data-end=\"12098\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"acrzak\" data-start=\"12100\" data-end=\"12138\">1970s \u2014 Urban Renewal &amp; Preservation<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"gughy1\" data-start=\"12140\" data-end=\"12176\">1971 \u2014 Interstate 80 Construction<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12178\" data-end=\"12246\">The construction of <strong data-start=\"12198\" data-end=\"12215\">Interstate 80<\/strong> dramatically changed Paterson.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12248\" data-end=\"12302\">It cut through established neighborhoods and affected:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"12304\" data-end=\"12410\">\n<li data-section-id=\"16oi5x0\" data-start=\"12304\" data-end=\"12311\">Homes<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1d22kc8\" data-start=\"12312\" data-end=\"12324\">Businesses<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"zdtgr4\" data-start=\"12325\" data-end=\"12359\">Historic railroad infrastructure<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"h35ell\" data-start=\"12360\" data-end=\"12385\">The former Morris Canal<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3vv13o\" data-start=\"12386\" data-end=\"12410\">Historic neighborhoods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12412\" data-end=\"12584\">The National Park Service notes that the highway construction cut through neighborhoods, railroads and remnants of the Morris Canal.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"cyeyno\" data-start=\"12586\" data-end=\"12628\">1970s \u2014 Historic Preservation Movement<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12630\" data-end=\"12685\">Grassroots preservation efforts began gaining momentum.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12687\" data-end=\"12735\">Citizens and preservationists worked to protect:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"12737\" data-end=\"12838\">\n<li data-section-id=\"8xm0pl\" data-start=\"12737\" data-end=\"12750\">Great Falls<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vfzcjy\" data-start=\"12751\" data-end=\"12767\">Historic mills<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bxjy8x\" data-start=\"12768\" data-end=\"12778\">Raceways<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vi2679\" data-start=\"12779\" data-end=\"12795\">Historic homes<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1uog1j1\" data-start=\"12796\" data-end=\"12816\">Downtown buildings<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xqlj0u\" data-start=\"12817\" data-end=\"12838\">Industrial heritage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"12840\" data-end=\"12981\">These efforts eventually contributed to the preservation of the Great Falls\/S.U.M. Historic District.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"12983\" data-end=\"12986\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"3ywwvs\" data-start=\"12988\" data-end=\"13019\">1980s \u2014 Historic Preservation<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1h4bd9r\" data-start=\"13021\" data-end=\"13050\">1980 \u2014 Cliffside Dye Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13052\" data-end=\"13118\">Important industrial fire.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"v1gglj\" data-start=\"13120\" data-end=\"13156\">1981 \u2014 Park Avenue Tenement Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13158\" data-end=\"13227\">Significant residential fire.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1osbwdo\" data-start=\"13229\" data-end=\"13269\">1984 \u2014 Alexander Hamilton Hotel Fire<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13271\" data-end=\"13399\">Major historic-building fire that should be included in a Paterson fire-history section.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"9fnynq\" data-start=\"13401\" data-end=\"13451\">1980s \u2014 Growing Historic Preservation Movement<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13453\" data-end=\"13541\">Paterson&#8217;s industrial heritage increasingly became recognized as nationally significant.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"13543\" data-end=\"13546\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1xmmkms\" data-start=\"13548\" data-end=\"13555\">1990s<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13557\" data-end=\"13582\">Important events include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"13584\" data-end=\"13841\">\n<li data-section-id=\"zj7qe\" data-start=\"13584\" data-end=\"13614\">Continued industrial decline<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"5o23b7\" data-start=\"13615\" data-end=\"13647\">Downtown redevelopment efforts<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"deumm1\" data-start=\"13648\" data-end=\"13689\">Preservation of historic mill buildings<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1lobykl\" data-start=\"13690\" data-end=\"13722\"><strong data-start=\"13692\" data-end=\"13722\">1991 \u2014 Meyer Brothers fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"32coei\" data-start=\"13723\" data-end=\"13759\"><strong data-start=\"13725\" data-end=\"13759\">1997 \u2014 Hinchliffe Brewery fire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"536tnd\" data-start=\"13760\" data-end=\"13841\">Increasing recognition of Great Falls as a nationally significant historic site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"13843\" data-end=\"13846\" \/>\n<h1 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1xlow2f\" data-start=\"13848\" data-end=\"13855\">2000s<\/h1>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"twke55\" data-start=\"13857\" data-end=\"13892\">2000s \u2014 Great Falls Preservation<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"13894\" data-end=\"14026\">Paterson&#8217;s Great Falls and surrounding industrial district increasingly became the focus of preservation, tourism and redevelopment.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"itkqsh\" data-start=\"14028\" data-end=\"14074\">2009 \u2014 Great Falls National Historical Park<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" 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