Paterson Museum

Paterson Museum
An aerial-view drawing of the Rogers Locomotive Works plant in 1906
Established	1925
Location	2 Market Street Paterson, New Jersey, US
Coordinates	40°54′49″N 74°10′44″W / 40.91354°N 74.17895°W / 40.91354; -74.17895
Type	Industry museum
Public transit access	Paterson (NJT station) (rail) NJ Transit 365, 366, 704, 712 (bus)

Fenian Ram submarine

Paterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson. It is located in the Old Great Falls Historic District.

Since 1982 the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street, the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, a major 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives. Prior to 1982 the museum was located in the former carriage house of Nathan Barnert, civic figure and philanthropist.

Notable exhibits include the Fenian Ram, the submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood.^[1] The museum also houses an archive of Holland's life and work. A large collection of early Colt firearms and the façade of a playhouse built by Lou Costello for his children are also on display. There is a display of industrial equipment from the former silk-weaving factories that used to be a prominent part of Paterson's economy, including automated looms. To honor this, when you enter the museum, the museum has a railroad track with live toy-model train going around the track.

Inventory

The museum has some notable old-found items. It has a range of old guns, Native American artifacts, to gem stones and old locomotives. Many tours are constantly coming from schools and other towns to inspect and check out these old items. The museum additionally has a beautiful painting collection, although to make room for more 'notable' items, they have put a lot of these paintings into personal hold.

Medicine:

The museum has a vast collection of medicine that was used in the early 1900s, along with beautiful paintings of medicine covers. The number of old medicine caps that they have vary in the hundreds. They also have paintings of old hospital assistants, and how life back in the infirmary was in the early years.

References

↑ Holland submarines

External links

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Official website
A History of Paterson — The Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works
New Jersey Historic Trust — preservation efforts on the remaining Rogers erecting shop building.
Fenian Ram Photos of Fenian Ram at the Paterson Museum

Paterson, New Jersey

Neighborhoods	Downtown Paterson Dublin Little Italy Little Lima Eastside Eastside Park Great Falls/Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures Historic District Hillcrest Lakeview Northside Old Great Falls Historic District People's Park Sandy Hill South Paterson Stoney Road Totowa section Wrigley Park

Government	Paterson Fire Department Mayor

Schools	Paterson Public Schools Eastside High School International High School John F. Kennedy High School Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts Paterson Catholic High School (closed)

Other education	Danforth Memorial Library Passaic County Community College Main Campus

Landmarks	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Center City Mall Garret Mountain Reservation Lambert Castle Passaic County Court House Paterson Armory Paterson City Hall Paterson Museum Public School Number Two St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church Barnert Hospital (closed)

History	1835 Paterson textile strike 1913 Paterson silk strike Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures

Culture	Paterson (poem) Lean on Me (film)

Transportation	Broadway Bus Terminal Paterson NJT station Spanish Transportation

This list is incomplete.

Coordinates: 40°54′49″N 74°10′44″W / 40.91354°N 74.17895°W / 40.91354; -74.17895

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