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Ledger Dispatch: Four Articles Worth Sharing

We appreciate the local press from the Ledger Dispatch, a good friend to Knight Foundry over the years!   Here are four articles (in PDF format) worth sharing: A Rare Gem Turns 150, September 1, 2023 Letter to the Editor, May 5 2023 Hometown Heroes: Knight Foundry Teaches Machining Skills, April 10 2022 Knight Foundry [...]

2023-10-09T02:05:56-07:00October 9th, 2023|city of sutter creek, historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press|Comments Off on Ledger Dispatch: Four Articles Worth Sharing

Ledger Dispatch: A Rare Gem Turns 150

By Sarah Spinetta @ Ledger Dispatch A remnant of the past, a unique piece of living history untouched by modernization: the Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek is a truly rare gem. The site draws in visitors from the Motherlode to international tourists, interested in seeing firsthand the machines, tools and techniques that literally built [...]

2023-09-01T22:24:49-07:00September 1st, 2023|city of sutter creek, historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press|Comments Off on Ledger Dispatch: A Rare Gem Turns 150

Knight Foundry Celebrates Five Years! Saturday, March 12, 2022

blacksmith shop forge WRITTEN MARCH 2022 On March 4, 2017, a chilly windy day, Sutter Creek’s historic Knight Foundry opened its doors to the public for the first time in nearly 20 years. Nearly 1,200 people visited, and two decades of pent-up interest and enthusiasm was unleashed. Now, five years later, the organization [...]

2022-03-28T21:51:26-07:00March 1st, 2022|city of sutter creek, historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press, knight foundry special event|Comments Off on Knight Foundry Celebrates Five Years! Saturday, March 12, 2022

New Signs at Knight Foundry ~ Ledger Dispatch

Ledger Dispatch, December 11, 2020. While COVID-19 may have slowed down the world, the Knight Foundry, 81 Eureka Street in Sutter Creek, has used down time to reinvigorate their efforts in restoring and maintaining this one-of-a-kind treasure. See full article below.  

2020-12-23T22:00:07-08:00December 23rd, 2020|knight foundry press|Comments Off on New Signs at Knight Foundry ~ Ledger Dispatch

Ledger Dispatch: Sutter Creek’s Historic Knight Foundry Is Reopening!

Saturday, November 14, 2020 is the big day! After seven long months, Knight Foundry, 81 Eureka Street in Sutter Creek, plans to be open to the public on this month’s regularly scheduled Tour Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come back to visit and explore Sutter Creek’s historic industrial crown jewel, Amador County’s own [...]

2020-11-16T23:55:28-08:00November 16th, 2020|historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press, knight foundry special event|Comments Off on Ledger Dispatch: Sutter Creek’s Historic Knight Foundry Is Reopening!

Knight Foundry’s New Machine Shop Hits the ‘Home Stretch’

September 4, 2020 in the Amador Ledger Dispatch, page B7.Written by Jack Mitchell. Photos by Ed Arata.What better time for a little love and care than during a pandemic. We should have known that Ed Arata and the volunteers at Knight Foundry would be busy. What’s been accomplished is amazing, some would even say — [...]

2020-09-06T20:54:58-07:00September 6th, 2020|historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Knight Foundry’s New Machine Shop Hits the ‘Home Stretch’

FOX40 SACRAMENTO: Summer Gourmet Burger Bar at Sutter Creek’s Historic Knight Foundry (06-03-19)

Pedro is outside hanging by the grill with chef Mike Boitano and friends learning how to make the gourmet burgers they will be serving at their annual fundraiser. Knight Foundry Summer Gourmet Burger Bar Celebrate the start of summer with an outdoor Gourmet Burger Bar fundraiser at Sutter Creek's historic Knight Foundry. Enjoy gourmet burgers, [...]

2019-06-14T00:15:56-07:00June 3rd, 2019|knight foundry, knight foundry press, knight foundry special event|Comments Off on FOX40 SACRAMENTO: Summer Gourmet Burger Bar at Sutter Creek’s Historic Knight Foundry (06-03-19)

Knight Foundry themed exhibit wins Best of Show at California State Fair

LEDGER DISPATCH July 16, 2018. The 165th California State Fair in Sacramento kicked off over the weekend, and Amador County was well represented. The Amador County booth this year featured a Knight Foundry theme, and took home Best of Show. Amador County also received a Gold Award for the booth, Best Marketing Presentation award, and [...]

2018-09-07T21:15:37-07:00September 7th, 2018|historic preservation, knight foundry, knight foundry press|Comments Off on Knight Foundry themed exhibit wins Best of Show at California State Fair

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

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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