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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20BR_knight-scarifier-the-scarifier-that-will-scarify_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
Knight Foundry Scarifier, Patient No. US 1665277 A, was developed in 1926 and patented in 1928 by Daniel (Dan) V. Ramazzotti, owner of Knight Foundry, as an improved mechanical ripper for removing uneven surfaces and ruts from roads. With the adve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20B6_hydroelectric-power-in-amador-county_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
Impulse turbines, also known as high pressure water wheels, were first developed in the foothill gold fields of Northern California to produce rotating mechanical power. Early water wheel designs were produced by Donnelly and Knight foundries of S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20AN_miners-bend-park_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
Sutter Creek, California
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Like many communities in the Sierra Foothills, Sutter Creek grew out of the great gold rush of 1849. Thousands of men of every nationality arrived seeking fortunes through toil, sweat, and luck. Americans…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20AH_provis-park_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
In memory ofMiss Minnie Proviswho faithfully served as City Clerkfor the City of Sutter Creekfrom 1913 to 1965 under theleadership of 16 mayorsDedicated 1975
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20AG_cribbs-field_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
This site is named in recognition of the gift byW.D. "Dick" and Marge Cribbsto the city of Sutter Creek on April 6th, 1964. This land was given with the stipulation it be developed for municipal purposes including the construction and maintenance …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SEC_william-tuckers-fire-bell_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
Sutter Creek's first fire bell was ordered by William M. Tucker (1843-1910) for the Sutter Creek Fire Company.
The bell hung in a wooden bell tower in the late 1800s at the fire station near the corner of Spanish St. and Keyes St.
The bell was r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RU4_sutter-creek_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
On September 4, 1854 Sutter Creek was declared by Judge Marion Gordon an incorporated town. Sutter Creek's limits were one mile square. The center was "The Liberty Flag Pole", atop Main Street (Little Humbug Hill) where the Native Sons Hall stands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4C_petroglyphs-rock-carvings_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
In addition to the bedrock mortars, over 363 petroglyph designs are carved into the surface of the marbleized outcropping of limestone. This association of rock art and grinding pits is unique in California. Except for one other small site, Chaw's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4B_chaw-se_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
Chaw'se is the Miwok word for a mortar hole. The cup-shaped depression in a grinding rock was used to process acorns and other seeds into food by pounding and grinding with a cobblestone pestle.?????The hole or chaw'se began as a slight natural de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4A_hun-ge_Sutter-Creek-CA.html
The semi-subterranean assembly and dance house was the largest structure in the principal village or capital of the tribelet and was owned by the headman.?????The sacred hun'ge was the community center for dances, meetings, social gatherings, and …