On June 28. 1998. the residence will officially mark their 100th year of service to my hometown of Paterson. New Jersey. During the latter half of the Nineteenth Century. the City of Paterson experienced a prolonged period of industrial growth. In particular. the silk industry was expanding so rapidly that Paterson was soon known as "The Silk City." Many of those working in the mills were young single women. away from home for the first time. These young women had come to Paterson to help support their families. Still others were recent immigrants with no roots in the United States. Out of concern for the wellbeing of these women. the Very Reverend William NcNulty. Pastor of the St.
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