Posted: 11/7/2011 7:25:46 PM EST
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar stands on a viewing deck at the Great Falls, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, in Paterson, N.J. The landmark became the nation's newest national historic park on Monday. The 77-foot waterfall, located in downtown Paterson, is the second largest on the East Coast and one of the largest in the nation. The falls once provided power to run factories that produced silk, locomotives and firearms and helped launch the American Industrial Revolution. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
