Colgate Powerhouse with Dale Johnson

Our tour begins in Camptonville where we will see Lester Pelton’s first functional water wheel at the Masonic Lodge, built in 1878 to power his landlady’s sewing machine.  We then travel to the Colgate Powerhouse near Dobbins where we get to climb inside the wheel-pit of one of the generating units (shut down for annual maintenance)!  There we will see an 18-foot single casting wheel, the largest Pelton-style waterwheel in the world – a fitting monument to Pelton’s invention.  As a bonus, we then visit the 635-foot high Bullard’s Bar Dam – where we look from the bottom up and go inside the base of the structure. 

This is another very popular event, which fills up fast!  Space is limited, so register now. 
Bring lunch, water, and sturdy walking shoes.

Level:  Easy 
Cost:  $12 Land Trust Members/$17 Not-Yet-Members

For more information, call Treks Coordinator Melony Vance at 530-272-5994 x 200 or email Melony. She will contact all trek registrants a day or two prior to the trek with instructions on where and when to meet, etc.

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