Arthur de Wint Foote | |
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| Born | 1849 |
| Died | 1933 |
| Resting place | Foote-Ward Cemetery Guilford, Connecticut |
| Education | Yale College |
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer; mining engineer |
| Known for | Foote's Crossing Road; Foote's Crossing Road high bridge; North Star Mine Powerhouse; North Star House |
| Spouse | Mary Hallock Foote |
| Children | Arthur Burling Foote Betty Foote Agnes Foote |
Arthur De Wint Foote (1849–1933) was an American civil engineer and mining engineer who impacted the development of the American West with his innovative engineering works and entrepreneurial ventures. In Northern California in the late 1890s, he designed and built the North Star Mine Powerhouse, the highest capacity impulse-turbine power-plant of the time, and now a California historic landmark; within that plant he designed and installed the then-largest Pelton wheel turbine. Later, he designed and built Foote's Crossing, a high bridge, and Foote's Crossing Road, both now memorialized as California and U.S. landmarks.