Butt Lake Dam - Revision history

John Hall at 16:04, 20 March 2023

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	===Butt Lake Dinky===		===Butt Lake Dinky===

	In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_California\|Chester].		In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_California \|Chester].

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Andrew Brandon at 15:59, 29 March 2021

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	===Links===		===Links===
	[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]		[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745 "Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]

	[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\| Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)		[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)

	[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

	[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]		[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]

Andrew Brandon at 15:58, 29 March 2021

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	[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]		[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]

	[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\|Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)		[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\| Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)

	[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

	[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]		[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]

Andrew Brandon at 15:32, 29 March 2021

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	===Links===		===Links===
	[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]		[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]

	[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\|Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)		[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\|Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)

Andrew Brandon at 15:32, 29 March 2021

2021-03-29T15:32:04Z

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	===Links===		===Links===
	[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]		[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]
			[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2300/ca2327/data/ca2327data.pdf\|Butt Valley Dam, Gate Tender's Barn] at [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/\|Historical American Buildings Survey] (HABS)

	[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

	[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]		[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]

Andrew Brandon at 18:00, 27 March 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a [[HK Porter-CN-848-1882\|second hand 30" gauge Porter 0-4-0T locomotive]] formerly used on the [[Eureka Mill Railroad]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.		<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the [[Utah Construction Company]] (UCC). The UCC brought in a [[HK Porter-CN-848-1882\|second hand 30" gauge Porter 0-4-0T locomotive]] formerly used on the [[Eureka Mill Railroad]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.

	===Butt Lake Dinky===		===Butt Lake Dinky===

Andrew Brandon at 17:58, 27 March 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a second hand 30" gauge locomotive formerly used on the [[Eureka Mill Railroad]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.		<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a [[HK Porter-CN-848-1882\|second hand 30" gauge Porter 0-4-0T locomotive]] formerly used on the [[Eureka Mill Railroad]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.

	===Butt Lake Dinky===		===Butt Lake Dinky===

	In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby Chester.		In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester,_California\|Chester].

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Andrew Brandon at 17:56, 27 March 2021

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	== Reference Material Available Online ==		== Reference Material Available Online ==

			===Links===
			[https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=56745\|"Dinky"] at Historical Marker Database [https://www.hmdb.org/]

	[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

	[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]		[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]

Andrew Brandon at 17:51, 27 March 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a second hand 30" gauge locomotive formerly used at the [[Eureka Mill ~~Company~~]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.		<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a second hand 30" gauge locomotive formerly used on the [[Eureka Mill Railroad]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.

	===Butt Lake Dinky===		===Butt Lake Dinky===

Andrew Brandon at 17:49, 27 March 2021

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	~~===History===~~		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

	~~Construction~~ of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a second hand 30" gauge locomotive formerly used at the [[Eureka Mill Company]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.		==History==

			<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
			<span class="paracap">C</span>onstruction of the Butt Lake dam started in 1906. The contract for building the dam was awarded to the Utah Construction Company (UCC). The UCC brought in a second hand 30" gauge locomotive formerly used at the [[Eureka Mill Company]] near Mound House, Nevada. Construction on the project was halted during World War I. After the war the contract was given to [[Stone & Webster]] who brought in a pair of Vulcan built 0-4-0T locomotives. The 30" gauge Porter was of no use to the new railroad and left unused during the course of construction. Ultimately the locomotive was left in place as the reservoir filled and forgotten through most of the 20th century.

	===Butt Lake Dinky===		===Butt Lake Dinky===

	In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby Chester.		In 1996 the reservoir was drained by PG&E for maintenance and the 30" gauge Porter locomotive was rediscovered. The discovery made local news and the locomotive was retrieved from the site, cleaned and placed on display as the "Butt Lake Dinky" in the nearby Chester.

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			== Reference Material Available Online ==


			[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California\|California]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of California#Industrial\|Industrial]] / [[Butt Lake Dam]]

			[[Category:30in Gauge Railroads]] [[Category:Construction]]