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Great Falls Raceway and Power System
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Power Generation Era: 1750-1799 DateCreated: 1792 Great Falls Paterson State: NJ Zip: 07522 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/project/great-falls-raceway---power-system/ Creator: l'Enfant, Pierre Charles, Colt, Peter

Visionary Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury, visited the Great Falls of the Passaic River with George Washington in 1778. The 77-foot-high, 280-foot-wide waterfall inspired his dream of abundant, inexpensive energy as the means for economic independence from foreign markets.

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1977
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: Great Falls Raceway and Power System Era_date_from: 1792
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Great Falls Raceway and Power System

Visionary Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury, visited the Great Falls of the Passaic River with George Washington in 1778. The 77-foot-high, 280-foot-wide waterfall inspired his dream of abundant, inexpensive energy as the means for economic independence from…

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