Cross-Cultural Convenience Store

Cross-Cultural Convenience Store. Sutler's Store. Makuk-haws, One Store. Many Shoppers.. Life on the Outside . Payday! We can head to the sutler's store. That's where we satisfy our thirst and get our tobacco. The officers go there to enjoy their fine cigars and catch up on the newspapers. We see the Indians stocking up on their supplies. The sutler's store and other civilian buildings such as the laundresses' quarters, bake house, blacksmith shop, and the stables are outside the fence surrounding the parade grounds. This fence is a dividing line between our strict military life and the freedom the civilians have. , Our sitting room, which for the benefit of officers, was well carpeted and neatly furnished, a little curtained sideboard, hospitality supplied with choice liquors and cigars, and a fair array of the latest newspapers and periodicals being among its attractions. -- Sam L. Simpson, Assistant Sutler's Clerk, 1861 , We Buy It Twice . We signed treaties to exchange our homelands for materials, education, and this reservation. Now we find we have to buy or trade for what we were promised. , Daily Necessities . Traditionally, the sutler played an important role in support of the fort. A sutler was responsible for selling items that were not issued by the military. Here, officers could enjoy the luxury of civilian life by socializing and relaxing among friends. Soldiers would spend their meager pay on alcohol and tobacco. Local settlers could purchase supplies to get the through the long winters. Sometimes, Native Americans had to purchase needed supplies promised by the Indian Agent, but not delivered. . This historical marker was erected by Oregon State Parks and Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. It is Near Willamina in Yamhill County Oregon