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The American flag waving over Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park.
The main grounds at Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park.
Atop the waterfall at Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park.
The Great Falls.
A tree among the driving current.
The Great Falls of the Passaic River.
A statue for Alexander Hamilton, the man who brought the Industrial Revolution to Paterson, New Jersey.
Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park was created by the National Park Service in 1976 for the American bicentennial.