Hope Continually -- Psalm 71:14

Our visit to the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park, NJ . Silk cloth and steam locomotives; textiles and continuous paper rolls; firearms and aircraft engines. What do these things have in common? All were manufactured in the same place - Paterson, NJ. In 1792, Paterson was established as America's first planned industrial city, centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River. From humble mills rose industries that changed the face of the nation. Industry The history of the City of Paterson includes its beginning in 1792 as the ambitious project of Alexander Hamilton and the 1791 "Society for Establishing Usefull Manufacturers" (S.U.M.) at the Great Falls, the early development of water power systems for industrial use, and the various types of manufacturing that occurred in the District's mills into the 20th Century. These included cotton fabrics, railroad locomotives, firearm manufacturing, textile machinery, jute and silk spinning, weaving, and dyeing...

Monday, August 25 School - Day 11. I did errands today and did lots of cleaning at home. I also packed for Aspire. My girl, Autumn, on the left. :) My lemons. :) This jalapeno plant has not stopped growing. Tuesday, August 26 School - Day 12. Summer went to dog sit through Thursday.  Eric and I flew out to New Jersey at 11:25am.  Our nephew was flying out also from AZ.  This was from the airport! We had a nice flight. :) Our hotel room for this Aspire. When we arrived, we went to one of the national park historical sites.  I will share that in a separate post. Wednesday, August 27 Today was our set up day for our Aspire event. The tall buildings in the distance are downtown New York City!  From our hotel room in New Jersey. Thursday, August 28 Event day - Aspire Secaucus, NJ I guess this was a lady from one of the Housewives of Jersey TV show.  I didn't have a clue.  LOL! They were very engaged which was encouraging.  This was our Diamond lunch. O...