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Botto House National Landmark/American Labor Museum

 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ 07508
(973) 595-7953/Fax: (973) 595-7291
The 1908 Victorian home of Pietro Botto and his wife Maria was the meeting place for over 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. The museum has restored period rooms, a labor and immigrant library (including books, audio and video cassettes).
Dey Mansion 199 Totowa Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 696 1776
The Georgian manor house was built in the 1740s by Dirck Dey, whose son, Theunis, was a Colonel of the Bergen County Militia during the Revolutionary War. General George Washington chose the strategic Preakness Valley as the encampment for his army from July 1 to July 29, 1780 and established his headquarters at Dey Mansion. Today the house is owned and operated as a museum by Passaic County.
Great Falls, Paterson Oliver St., Paterson, Passaic County, NJ
(201) 279-5980 
A National Historic Landmark district on a 118-acre industrial historic site located in Paterson, New Jersey, 12 miles west of New York City. It is home to the largest and best example of early manufacturing mills in the United States.
Historical Attractions Historical details, pictures and site locations.
Historical Society Lambert Castle,Valley Road, Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 247-0085/Fax: (973) 357-1070
The society maintains a library and museum housed in a unique castle in Garret Mountain Reservation, a county park, overlooking Paterson, NJ.
Lambert Castle Museum Lambert Castle, Valley Road, Paterson, NJ 07503
(973) 247-0085/Fax: (973) 357-1070
The Museum features late 19th-century period rooms and changing exhibits about Passaic County history drawn from the Society's various collections. Extended visiting hours July 1 through Labor Day:
Wednesday through Friday - 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Park and Recreation Facilities Contains information, directions, telephone numbers and more.
Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
 On the campus of Montclair State University, 8 Quarry Road, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424
(973) 655-2377/Fax: (973) 655-6894
Houses permanent and rotating exhibits about baseball and Yankee history, as well as Yogi Berra's storied career. The facility includes a colorful, stadium-like theater which is the hub of educational forums and public events.