Articles written by Martin Winch

Martin Winch|Updated Sep 17, 2002

The old Hindman barn is leaning 12 degrees to the south. What remains of the old barn near the Camp Polk Cemetery is leaning south. In May, the lean was 9 degrees. By this month it has increased to 12 degrees. Preservationists fear this could be the winter it goes down, as the lookout tower on Black Butte fell last winter during an ice storm. The barn is believed to be the oldest structure still standing in Deschutes County. Samuel Hindman built the barn around 1870 as part of the first homestead in today's Deschutes County.... Full story