Paterson, New Jersey, USA - Broadway, Fourth Baptist Church - postcard 1908

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• Picture / Image:  Broadway, East from Fourth Baptist Church, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
• Publisher:  none stated
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  1c Benjamin Franklin defin. green
• Postmark(s):  Middleton, New York
• Sent to:  Miss E. M. Roberts, Butler, New Jersey
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^{Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States,[18][19] in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199,[8][9][10] rendering it New Jersey's third-most-populous city[20] reflecting a decline of 3,023 (-2.0%) from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 8,331 (+5.9%) from the 140,891 counted in the 1990 Census.[21] The Census Bureau estimated a 2014 population of 146,753, an increase of 554 (+0.4%) since 2010.[11] Data from the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau estimate reveals that Paterson continues to carry the second-highest density of any U.S. city with over 100,000 people, behind only New York City.[22]Paterson is known as the "Silk City" for its dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century.[1] The city has since evolved into a major destination for Hispanicemigrants as well as for immigrants from the Arab and Muslim world. It has the second-largest Muslim population in the United States}

^{The area of Paterson was inhabited by the Algonquian-speaking Native American Acquackanonk tribe of the Lenape, referred to as the Delaware Indians. The land was known as the Lenapehoking. The Dutch claimed the land as New Netherlands, then the British as the Province of New Jersey.[24]}

^{In 1791 Alexander Hamilton (1755/57-1804), first United States Secretary of the Treasury, helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic River to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. Paterson, which was founded by the society, became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America.[25] Paterson was named for William Paterson, statesman, signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson.[26][27]}

^{Architect, engineer and city planner Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825), who had earlier developed the initial plans for Washington, D.C., was the first planner for the S.U.M. project.[28] His plan proposed to harness the power of the Great Falls through a channel in the rock and an aqueduct. However, the society's directors felt he was taking too long and was over budget, and he was replaced by Peter Colt, who used a less complicated reservoir system to get the water flowing to factories in 1794. Eventually Colt's system developed some problems and a scheme resembling L'Enfant's original plan was used after 1846.[29]}

^{Paterson was originally formed as a township from portions of Acquackanonk Township on April 11, 1831, while the area was still part of Essex County. Paterson became part of newly created Passaic County on February 7, 1837. It was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1851, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The city was reincorporated on March 14, 1861.[30]}

^{According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 8.704 square miles (22.544 km2), including 8.428 square miles (21.829 km2) of land and 0.276 square miles (0.715 km2) of water (3.17%).[2][3]}

^{Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Riverside and Totowa.[47]}

^{The city borders Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Prospect Park, Totowa and Woodland Park (formerly West Paterson) in Passaic County; and both Elmwood Park (formerly East Paterson) and Fair Lawn in Bergen County.[48]}