Thursday, October 07, 2010

Things to see in North Jersey

Lamberts Castle






The Great falls

Google “great falls Paterson” 




The Patterson Museum


Located in the original Thomas Rogers Locomotive Erecting Shop they have many display of Silk and textiles dyeing, winding, warping, weaving and Jacquard looms.

If your in to computers these looms are fascinating as they are the first functional programmable mechanical computers.

They also have plans and designs from the original John Philip Holland submarine.

 

John Philip Holland submarine @ the Patterson Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Holland




Morris museum



Thomas Edison Museum

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