Paterson Museum facts for kids
An aerial-view drawing of the Rogers Locomotive Works plant in 1906
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| Established | 1925 |
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| Location | 2 Market Street Paterson, NJ 07501 |
| Type | Industry museum |
| Public transit access | Paterson station (rail) NJ Transit 365, 366, 704, 712 (bus) |
The Paterson Museum is a cool place in Paterson, New Jersey, where you can learn about the city's amazing past. It's in New Jersey, in the United States. The museum opened in 1925. Its main goal is to save and show off Paterson's history, especially its industrial side.
The museum is located in the Great Falls Historic District. This area is famous for its beautiful waterfall and important history. Since 1982, the museum has been in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street. This building used to be a factory where Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works built huge steam locomotives in the 1800s. Before 1982, the museum was in a different building, a carriage house owned by a kind person named Nathan Barnert.
What You Can See at the Museum
The Paterson Museum has many interesting things to explore. You can see old guns and special items made by Native Americans. There are also shiny gemstones and even parts of old steam locomotives. Many school groups visit to see these cool historical objects.
Amazing Submarines
One of the most exciting things at the museum is the Fenian Ram. This was an early submarine designed by a brilliant inventor named John Philip Holland. He also designed an even earlier submarine called Holland I. The museum has a lot of information about Holland's life and his work with submarines.
Cool Inventions and Displays
You can also see a large collection of old firearms made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. There's even the front of a playhouse that the famous comedian Lou Costello built for his children. The museum also shows how Paterson used to be a big center for making silk. You can see old machines like automated looms that were used in silk factories.
Right at the entrance, there's a special railroad track. Sometimes, you can even see toy model trains moving around on it! It's a fun way to see how trains work.
See Also
- John P. Holland Centre
