Ledger Dispatch: Knight Foundry Hometown Heroes
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 [...]
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 [...]
Press Democrat features Sutter Creek and Knight Foundry
Charming Sutter Creek makes great weekend getaway Gold Rush history buffs and their companions can have a great weekend in Sutter Creek, containing many boutiques, eateries, wine-tasting rooms and old-fashioned charm in a walkable Sierra Foothills town just 45 miles southeast of Sacramento. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ... with photos included
Knight Foundry Cover Story: Industrial Heating Magazine – December 2017
Editor's Page: Back to Your Roots - Knight Foundry. By Reed Miller, Associate Publisher & Editor of Industrial Heating Magazine (print and digital)
The Native Son of the Golden West Newsletter – Featuring Knight Foundry
THE NATIVE SON OF THE GOLDEN WEST: Historic Knight Foundry the Last Water-Powered Machine Foundry in the United States. By Kimberly Wooten. (09-30-17)
SACRAMENTO VALLEY: Knight Foundry: A Window into the Industrial Technology of the 1800s
By: Carl Gwyn (9-19-17) Nestled in a corner of the beautiful Gold Rush town of Sutter Creek, you’ll find the only remaining water-powered foundry in the United States. Established in 1873 to supply equipment for the Gold Rush and other developing industries of the new state of California, Knight Foundry operated continuously, with little technological [...]
Mercury News: California’s newest historic site is pure gold for families
Built in 1873 at the height of the Gold Rush's second wave, Sutter Creek's Knight Foundry was one of the nation's first hydroelectric foundries. Today it's the last of its kind. (Photo: Jackie Burrell/Bay Area News Group) SUTTER CREEK — Long narrow belts whir across the ceiling of the cavernous structure, the sound buzzing, thrumming [...]
Native Sons of the Golden West – Sutter Creek Retro Ramblings
By: Douglas Love, Grand Historian. Tucked in the golden foothills of the Mother Lode is a jewel of a town. As a matter of fact, it is known as “The Jewel of The Mother Lode” and it is Sutter Creek. Sutter Creek was founded by John Sutter in 1846 as a lumber camp. The [...]
Sutter Creek, California: Knight Foundry Acquisition a Reality
Following decades of effort and negotiations, the City of Sutter Creek has entered into an agreement to acquire the historic Knight Foundry complex. The Knight Foundry, for those not familiar, is one of the most significant and remarkably well-preserved historic industrial properties in the country. Established in 1873 and operating continuously into the 1990s, Knight [...]