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Sisters State Park is a state park located at the southeast side of the town of Sisters in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The park property is bisected by U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 126, creating three separate parcels. The park covers of undeveloped forest land along Whychus Creek. It is adjacent to two developed city parks that were once part of the state park. Sisters State Park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. == History == Sister State Park is located near where four Native American trails converged. One of the trails came from the north, originating near The Dalles. Another came trail from the northeast. A third came from the Sparks Lake area, to the southwest. The fourth rail came from the west, along what was later called the ''Scott Trail''.〔Armstrong, Chester H., ''History of the Oregon State Parks, 1917-1963'', Oregon State Highway Department, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1965, p. 195.〕 Sister State Park was established in 1939. The park was named for the adjacent town of Sisters. The town of Sisters takes its name from the Three Sisters, three large volcanic mountains located in the Cascade Range overlooking the community.〔Merriam, Lawrence C. and David G. Talbot, ''Oregon’s Highway Park System 1921–1989, An Administrative History'', Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Salem, Oregon, 1992, p. 229.〕〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Sisters", Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003, pp. 882–883.〕〔Brogan, Phil F., ''East of the Cascades'', Binfords and Mort, Portland, Oregon, 1965, p. 140.〕 The original on the outskirts of Sisters was purchased by Louis W. Hill for $1,532. The price Hill paid for the property was based on a rate of $4 per thousand board feet for 383,000 board feet of standing ponderosa pine timber growing on the land at the time he bought it. After he purchased to land, Hill donated it to the State of Oregon for a park or some other public purpose. It was Hill’s desire to preserve the old-growth pine forest on the property for the use and enjoyment of future generations. Hill also wanted to ensure that the property was not used for any purpose that might create a traffic hazard at the adjacent highway junction.〔〔 In 1983, the State of Oregon transferred ownership of of park land to the City of Sisters.〔 The area given to the city is all on the west side of U.S. Route 20. The city used the land to create two municipal parks adjacent to the remaining state park property. The city established a day-use picnic area on the north side of Squaw Creek (now officially renamed Whychus Creek). On the south side of the creek, the city took over the state’s existing campground. The day-use site is called ''Creekside Park'' while the camping area is known as ''Sisters Creekside Campground''. Both parks are owned and maintained by the City of Sisters. The remaining state park property is east of the two municipal parks.〔("City Parks" ), City of Sisters, Sisters, Oregon, 19 September 2014.〕〔("Sisters State Park" ), ''AllTrips'', ''www.alltrips.com'', Jackson, Wyoming, 19 September 2014.〕 In 1990, the City of Sisters created a park master plan that identified how the two creek side parks would be developed. However, the city never submitted the plan to the State of Oregon for approval. A subsequent city plan in 2011 suggested that a playground and volleyball courts be built at the park site. The plan also recommended that the existing restroom facilities be renovated, electrical upgrade be made to park lighting, and a kiosk with a city map be installed. However, no action was taken to implement those plans. In 2014, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department notified the city that no new development will be allowed in either of the municipal parks until a new Creekside Park Master Plan is submitted and approved.〔Stafford, Sue, ("Citizens Work on Plan for Creekside Park" ), ''The Nugget'', The Nugget Newspaper Inc, Sisters, Oregon, 15 July 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sisters State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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