Paterson

Paterson, capital of Passaic county, New Jersey, is on the Passaic River (which here has a perpendicular fall of 50 feet), and on the Morris Canal (connecting it with the Delaware River), 15 miles by rail NW. of New York City. It contains several locomotive-works, an iron-forge and rolling-mill, and numerous manufactories of cotton, paper, and linen and woollen goods, &c.; but chiefly it is famous for its silk-factories. These considerably exceed 100 in number, and have made Paterson 'the Lyons of America.' Pop. (1870) 33,579; (1880) 51,031; (1890) 73,347.