Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Windmills, Gilliam County, Oregon The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing. Psalm 65:13 Leaving the North East Region of Oregon, we are moving into the North Central section which consists of the eight-county region along the northern border of the state. Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco, Hood River, Wheeler, Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties make up this large section of Oregon that is bordered by the Columbia River on the north, and by the mid-south counties of Klamath and Lake just below. We have looked at Gilliam County before, here , here , and here . Gilliam County, created in 1885, was named after Cornelius Gilliam, a major participant in the Cayuse War after the Whitman Massacre. Arlington was the first county seat, but the county seat was later moved 38 miles south to Condon. Arlington is along the Columbia River and I-84, so it is a part of Gilliam with which many are familiar. Gilliam County, OR Gilli...

  Lonerock Church, Gilliam County, OR He sends out His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow, and the waters flow. Psalm 147:18 We are moving west from Morrow County and the Northeast Region into the North Central Region beginning with Gilliam County. The county is bordered on the north by the Columbia River and to the east by the John Day River. The North Central Region is still east of the Cascade Mountains for the most part, and much drier than the temperate rainforest to the west of the mountains. The part of Gilliam many of us are most familiar with is the city of Arlington, which lies along I-84 and the Columbia River. It is a convenient stopping place on trips through the Columbia River Gorge. The county is mostly flat but intersected by canyons created by streams out of the Blue Mountains. One mention of Gilliam indicates it is known for “Wheat, Wind, Waves,” a reference to agriculture, the Columbia River, and the windmills that dot the landscape. Shepherds Flat...