1988 Map of Sisters

About this map

Sisters serves as the focal point of this late-1980s landscape, situated where the high desert meets the eastern foothills of the Cascades. The map reveals a transition from the structured street grid of the town to the surrounding Deschutes National Forest, marked by clear corporate and forest boundaries. Historical transportation routes are prominent, with the Santiam Wagon Road and Metolius-Windigo Trail cutting through the western sections, indicating the region's legacy of frontier travel and modern recreation. Water management is a defining characteristic of the terrain, visible through the network of the Squaw Creek and Indian Ford Creek drainages alongside a man-made Sisters Reservoir and various irrigation ditches. Landmarks like the Historical Monument and Sisters Cow Camp point to the local heritage of ranching and early settlement near Camp Polk.