I'm always amazed when I think of a big data center in Prineville. I'm currently reading a book on the history of the area: https://amzn.to/2KLxqyM , since I live down the road in Bend. Pretty much your basic small western town, with native americans, range wars, and a murderous group of vigilantes in its past and a popular rodeo in this day and age.
Nice place to visit if you ever get the chance, on the way to the Painted Hills for instance.
Nice place to visit if you ever get the chance, on the way to the Painted Hills for instance.