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Paterson

40º91N 74º16W, pop (2000e) 149 200. City in Passaic Co, New Jersey, USA; third largest city in New Jersey state, located along the R Passaic; founded, 1792; nation's first planned industrial city; birthplace of Lou Costello, Frederick Reines, William Simon, William Sumner; Great Falls waterfalls; Great Falls National Historic District; community college; museum.

Paterson may refer to:

Division of Paterson, an electoral district in Australia Paterson, New Jersey, USA Paterson, New South Wales, Australia Paterson River, New South Wales, Australia Paterson Inlet, New Zealand Paterson (poem), by American poet William Carlos Williams Paterson (supermarkets), Russia

For people named Paterson, see Paterson (surname)

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