Fort Klamath

Fort Klamath
Klamath County, Oregon
Wooden guard house in grass field with tree and mountain background
Fort Klamath guard house
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
Built1863
In use1863–1890
Materialswood
Battles/warsModoc Wars
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Edward Canby
Garrison14th Infantry Regiment
Fort Klamath Site
Fort Klamath is located in Oregon
Fort Klamath
Fort Klamath is located in the United States
Fort Klamath
Nearest cityFort Klamath, Oregon
Coordinates42°41′31″N 121°58′20″W / 42.69194°N 121.97222°W / 42.69194; -121.97222
Built1863
NRHP reference No.71000680[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 07, 1971

Fort Klamath was a military outpost near the western end of the Oregon Trail, between Crater Lake National Park and Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The Fort Klamath Site, about a mile southeast of the present community of Fort Klamath, Oregon, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

  1. ^ Walton, Elisabeth (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fort Klamath Site" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 30, 2013.