Knights Ferry, California

Knights Ferry is a town in Stanislaus County, California. It is about convert|40|mi|km east of Modesto on the Stanislaus River. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, it was an important mining town during the gold rush. It is home to the longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi at convert|330|ft|m in length. [citation|title=Padding and Poking around gold rush Knights Ferry|date=May 1, 1987|newspaper=Sunset|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-4790506.html|accessdate=2008-01-17] Today, it is home to a museum about the history of the town and also about local wildlife. The towns ruins include a mill and a prison.

Knights Ferry is the "put in" location for Class I-II rafting trips on the Stanislaus River. Rafting most often occurs through the months of May through October. Water in the lower Stanislaus is discharged from the base of Goodwin Dam, resulting in clear and cold water even in the warmest months of summer.

The ZIP Code is 95361. The town is inside area code 209.

Politics

In the state legislature Knights Ferry is located in the 14th Senate District, represented by Republican Dave Cogdill, and in the 25th Assembly District, represented by Republican Tom Berryhill. Federally, Knights Ferry is located in California's 19th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +10 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Republican George Radanovich.

External links

*http://malakoff.com/kferry.htm
*http://members.tripod.com/~ffhiker/