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NEW JERSEY WATERFALLS
(PASSAIC COUNTY)
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| The GREAT FALLS of the Passaic (Passaic County) free-falls
about 80
feet into a red sandstone gorge. Alexander Hamilton founded his
Society
for Useful Manufacture -- which grew into one of America's first
centers
of heavy industry -- on the power of the falls. Great Falls roars
in the heart of Paterson, easily accessible from Interstate 80.
It
is unquestionably the patriarch of New Jersey's waterfalls |
Great Falls
 Great Falls
 Hamilton
Statue
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Chickahokie Falls
 Otter Hole
 Wynochie Falls
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CHICKAHOKIE FALLS (Passaic County, 20-25 feet), on Posts
Brook in Norvin
Green State Forest, can be reached only via a one-mile hike.
To find Chickahokie Falls hike east on the Hewitt-Butler Trail
from
its intersection with Otter Hole Road. There are two bonus falls
along the way: the Otter Hole (about 10 feet), and an unnamed falls on
Posts Brook.
WYNOCHIE FALLS (15 feet), also in Norvin Green State Forest,
is found along the yellow/red Mine Trail.
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| CLINTON FALLS (Passaic County, about 20 feet) once provided
power for
the old Clinton Ironworks. the partially restored blast furnace
stands
just downstream from the falls. When running high, Clinton Falls
thunders through a cleft in the rocks, shaking the ground and raising a
cloud of mist.
The falls is located under a stone bridge on Clinton Road,
about one
mile north of N.J. Route 23, on lands of Newark Watershed.
Permission
must be gained to hike in the area.
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 Clinton
Falls
 Clinton
Falls (high) |
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Bridal Veil Falls
 Bridal
Veil winter
 Bridal Veil
Falls |
BRIDAL VEIL FALLS (Passaic County, 40-45 feet) is spectacular
after
a good rain, free-falling off a ledge into an old sandstone
quarry.
A trail passes behind the falls, allowing visitors to stand in a "cave"
of falling water. In winter, the falls freezes into a stack of
huge
icicles.
One of New Jersey's most accessible falls, Bridal Veil is on
the grounds
of William Paterson College, just to the west of the Overlook Avenue
entrance.
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| HEWITT FALLS (Passaic County, about 15 feet) is formed where
the Wanaque
River funnels through a hemlock-shrouded ravine into a deep pool.
The falls is not very high, but is always flowing and has significant
historical
interest. Hewitt Falls powered the old Long Pond Ironworks from
the
late 1750s to the late 1800s. The partially restored blast
furnaces
with their huge waterwheels, can be found a short distance downstream
from
the falls.
Hewitt Falls is within Long Pond Ironworks State Park, about
one-half
mile up the Sterling Ridge Trail from its intersection with Greenwood
Lake
Road. The area is posted against trespassing, but bona fide
hiking
is allowed.
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 Hewitt
Falls |
Great Falls
Great Falls
Hamilton
Statue
Chickahokie Falls
Clinton
Falls
Clinton
Falls (high)
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal
Veil winter
Bridal Veil
Falls
Hewitt
Falls
