Why you'd want to live in Sisters

Long before the Sisters Country was settled, Native Americans trekked through the region. Old survey maps showed Native American trails, some leading towards Warm Springs, some crossing the Cascade passes of McKenzie and Santiam. In time, some of these Native American trails became the routes of wagon roads. Nineteenth century fur trappers and explorers also traveled through the Sisters Country. The forerunner of Sisters was Camp Polk, a short-lived military camp (from September 1865-May 1866) that had been established along Whychus Creek (formerly Squaw Creek), about three miles northeast of Sisters. Four volunteers from Polk County, in western Oregon, came on a mission to protect miners and settlers in the region, but were never engaged in battle. Following abandonment of the camp, the site was homesteaded in 1870 by Samuel M. Hindman who subsequently operated a store and post office. Camp Polk was located adjacent to a wagon road which linked the Willamette Valley and Prineville. via https://www.ci.sisters.or.us