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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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: Historic Knight Foundry the Last Water-Powered Machine Foundry in the United States. By Kimberly Wooten. (09-30-17)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]