A Million Volts #2: A Shocking Situation Traditional Cache
A Million Volts #2: A Shocking Situation
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About 30 years ago the mound in front of you supported a research station to study a 1200 KV electric line on the very large towers you can see from here. At one point Lyons, Oregon was listed in the Guiness Book of world records for its association with this line. The line stretched from the 5-way intersection near A Million Volts #1 along the highway stopping short of Lyons.
The experiment was made to study "Possible effects of 1200-kV transmission line operation on natural vegetation,crops, wildlife, cattle, and honey bees. These studies started immediately after the Bonneville Power Administration test line at Lyons, Oregon, began operation."
Those of us who drove the road regularly wondered what the high voltage might have been doing to us!
After the experiment ended, the research facility was demolished. The equipment that transmitted the high voltage remained for years, however, that equipment is now been removed. The towers that held the lines remain and are visible.
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