Sisters Ranger Station – Deschutes National Forest

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Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,038 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from the nearby Three Sisters mountains. == History == === Pre-European history === Human activity before the arrival of the Europeans was present in the area, and the local natives of various clans traversed the regions, creating various trails that passed through Warm Springs, and some crossing the Cascade passes of McKenzie and Santiam. The various ethnic groups that composed the demographic of the area at the time were Paiute, Warm Springs, and Wasco peoples. === First European settlements === The first notable European presence in the area was the construction of Camp Polk, which existed from September 1865 to May 1866, just 3 miles away from the current location of the town. After the site was abbandoned, in 1870, Samuel M. Hindman, was the first to settle the area properly, even building a shop and a post office. In 1888 the post office was relocated to the John J. Smith Store, which was located three miles south of Camp Polk. The name for the rebranding of the post office was the "Three Sisters".