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BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND – WIND FARMS OF SHERMAN COUNTY

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Wheat fields are Sherman County, but then again, so are the wind farms.
Switch off the mind and let the heart decide
      Who you were meant to be
Windpower!

Flick to remote and let the body glide
     There is no enemy
Windpower!

Etch out a future of your own design
      Well tailored to your needs, Yeah
Windpower!

Thomas Dolby - from his song Windpower 1982.

Such is the beginning of Thomas Dolby’s song in a dystopian Britain following years of authoritarian rule following an alternate Axis victory in WWII. Just like the countries of the North Sea, Oregon has seen the development of wind farms over the last quarter century as nations develop new energy sources. In this post, I am talking about the wind farms in Sherman County and Gilliam County. Further to the east, Morrow County, also is the site of wind farms, but everything gets more complicated here.

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TURN OF THE CENTURY COURTHOUSES OF CHARLES BURGGRAF

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The former courthouse of Douglas County designed by Charles Burggraf – 1891

COUNTY COURTHOUSES OF OREGON

Of Oregon’s thirty-six counties, nine featured courthouses designed by Charles Burggraf at the turn of the 19th century.  Burggraf was an Oregon-based architect and German immigrant.  Three of those nine are still in use today, with two still operating as county courthouses while the other is a museum.

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