The Paterson Museum is the premiere cultural and historical museum of the city of Paterson, the first planned industrial city at the time of its founding in the 19th century. The museum, which is housed within the historic Thomas Rogers Building, preserves the former site of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works erecting shop. Visitors can tour the museum's historical exhibits, which detail the unique industrial history of the city and the significance of sites like the Old Great Falls Historic District.

Unique artifacts on display at The Paterson Museum include the Fenian Ram submarine, designed by engineer John Phillip Holland, and a major collection of rare Colt firearms that were produced by the city throughout the 19th century.

More than 200,000 negatives, prints, and photographs detail the operations of the company throughout the years. Other exhibits include a 20th-century medicine collection, which showcases paintings of medicine covers.

Find it at this Address: 2 Market St, Paterson, NJ 07501, Phone: 973-321-1260

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