https://www.nps.gov/pagr News releases from Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. en-us https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/2nd-round-ed-cntr-comments.htm Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:53:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (PAGR), with the park's Friends group, the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, announces a second public comment period from June 29-July 28 for the design of the proposed visitor experience and education center at Overlook Park. Public comments received last October were considered and incorporated into a revised design that is more compatible with the surrounding Great Fall of the Passaic/Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) National Historic Landmark District. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/2nd-round-ed-cntr-comments.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony-2019.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2019 06:30:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park will host it's fifth annual Naturalization Ceremony on Wednesday, October 2 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. Family, friends, and park visitors are invited to join us in welcoming up to 40 new U.S. citizens. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/overlook-park-opening-2018.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2018 08:23:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park opens Overlook Park in 2018 after the year-long renovations. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/overlook-park-opening-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-holds-ground-breaking-ceremony-in-2017.htm Mon, 18 Sep 2017 07:20:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park announced the awaited ground breaking of the Overlook Park Rehabilitation and Improvement Project in September 2017. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-holds-ground-breaking-ceremony-in-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-sets-visitation-record-in-2016.htm Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:01:00 EST New Jersey’s newest national park, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, welcomed more than 177,000 visitors in 2016. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-sets-visitation-record-in-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/nationalparksnowwinnerannounced.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2015 04:51:00 EST The National Park Service and Van Alen Institute, announced the results of National Parks Now design competition, that aims to transform the national park visitor experience as well as encourage new and diverse audiences to engage with America’s natural resources. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/nationalparksnowwinnerannounced.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-youth-go-on-a-national-park-adventure.htm Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:10:00 EST Paterson youth to go on a national park adventure that will take them to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-youth-go-on-a-national-park-adventure.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/pagr-adopts-school-7.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:37:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park 'Adopts' School #7 https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/pagr-adopts-school-7.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-nhp-joins-national-park-system.htm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:28:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park became the 397th park in the National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/paterson-great-falls-nhp-joins-national-park-system.htm https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/dedication-of-america-s-397th-national-park.htm Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:19:00 EST Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park will be dedicated the nation's 397th National Park. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/news/dedication-of-america-s-397th-national-park.htm