Plaques Dedicated at Historic Knight Foundry

Ledger Dispatch March 25, 2018. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) held joint programs with plaque dedications to honor and commemorate Knight Foundry recently. Ed Arata acted as the MC for the program and began by welcoming all of those in attendance and by thanking [...]

2018-06-26T21:56:17-07:00March 25th, 2018|city of sutter creek, knight foundry, knight foundry press, knight foundry special event|Comments Off on Plaques Dedicated at Historic Knight Foundry

The last of its kind: Restoring Knight Foundry

Watch ABC10 Special about Sutter Creek's Knight Foundry Author: John Bartell March 19, 2018. It's the last of its kind and it was almost lost. Knight Foundry built the machines that helped build California. The water powered machine shop was turning to rust until a group of volunteers restored it. "This is the last [...]

2018-09-07T04:06:21-07:00March 20th, 2018|historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press|Comments Off on The last of its kind: Restoring Knight Foundry

Knight Foundry Special Event: RTV Amador County Video

A Knight Foundry Special EventRTV Amador County Video March 10, 2018. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) redesignated their Mechanical Engineering Historical Landmark plaque that was first placed at the Foundry site in 1994.The Natives Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) dedicated a new plaque honoring all of the Native Sons who have passed [...]

2018-09-07T21:16:45-07:00March 20th, 2018|knight foundry press, knight foundry special event|Comments Off on Knight Foundry Special Event: RTV Amador County Video

Modern Day Sutter Creek

A charming balance of old and new, today’s Sutter Creek maintains its Gold Rush facade while catering to the wants and needs of visitors from around the world. Shop, dine, slumber, stroll, wine taste, and enjoy the atmosphere of Sutter Creek in California’s Amador County.

Located about 45 miles southeast of Sacramento. Sutter Creek is ideally situated in the heart of the Sierra Foothill Wine Country and is Amador County’s most walkable town with Bed and Breakfast Inns, restaurants, wine tasting rooms and shops on beautiful Main Street.

Sutter Creek is the perfect hub to explore the Sierra Foothill Wine regions including Amador’s own Shenandoah Valley, El Dorado County’s Fairplay region and Calaveras County’s wine region. Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley has become a thriving and popular wine growing region of California and is often quoted as being “like Napa and Sonoma were thirty five years ago.“

Plan to visit Sutter Creek, the Jewel of the Motherlode, and one of California's finest and friendliest small towns.

Visitor Information: www.suttercreek.org

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