1.0Paterson Historyhttps://patersonhistory.comRichard Walterhttps://patersonhistory.com/index.php/author/richwalt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Hvb40tHPUL"><a href="https://patersonhistory.com/index.php/timeline-of-paterson/">Timeline of Paterson</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://patersonhistory.com/index.php/timeline-of-paterson/embed/#?secret=Hvb40tHPUL" width="600" height="338" title="“Timeline of Paterson” — Paterson History" data-secret="Hvb40tHPUL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://patersonhistory.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Before European Settlement Before 1600 The Lenape (Delaware) Indians inhabit the Passaic River Valley for thousands of years. The Great Falls of the Passaic River serves as an important fishing and trading location. Colonial Era 1678 Dutch settlers begin purchasing … Continued