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Great Falls Generating Station

Paterson, NJ

Between 1912 and 1914, the Great Falls Generating Station was built just to the south of the falls. It has a nameplate 10.95 kilowatts, quite tiny by modern standards, but a meaningful contribution to the area's industrial infrastructure at the time.

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Headhouse of generating plant

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Generating plant intake gate

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Generating plant sign

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Intake warning signs

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Power plant historic sign

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Power plant headhouse

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Power plant intake

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Power plant intake

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Generating station

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Power plant outflow

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Generating station

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Memorial plaque

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View from Overlook Park of river flowing away from the falls

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Harry Haines Memorial Park plaque

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Allied Textile Printing site description sign

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Park balconies

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View of the falls from behind the generating station

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Overlook Park dedication plaque

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31 McBride Avenue

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31 McBride Avenue

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Abandoned buildings on McBride Avenue

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