Knight's Foundry and Shops - Sutter Creek, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Knight Foundry was established in 1873 to supply heavy equipment and repair facilities to the gold mines and timber industry of the Mother Lode. Samuel N. Knight developed a high speed, cast iron water wheel which was a forerunner of the Pelton Wheel design. Knight Wheels were used in some of the first hydroelectric plants in California, Utah, and Oregon.

This site is the last water powered foundry and machine shop in California. A 42-inch Knight Wheel drives the main line shaft, with smaller water motors powering other machines.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 1007

Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with Carl W. Borgh and Historic Knight & Co., Ltd.
October 24, 1992" (visit link)

Street address: 13 Eureka St Sutter Creek, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Amador Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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