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August 28, 2014

Renovated clock tower back atop one of Oregon's oldest courthouses

  • Morrow County saved $200,000 by removing the dome and renovating it on the ground instead of using scaffolding.
    • By GEORGE PLAVEN
    East Oregonian

    Photos from Sandi Putman/Morrow County [enlarge]
    A 360-ton mobile crane was used to remove and install the clock tower on the 112-year-old courthouse.

    HEPPNER, Ore. — The dome is back home atop the historic Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner.


     
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