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. It was about a mile southeast of the present community of Fort Klamath, Oregon. Klamath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The 14th Infantry Regiment is a US Army Light Infantry Regiment, known as the Golden Dragons. ... Major General E.R.S Canby Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War and Indian Wars. ... The Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in southern Oregon and northern California from 1872 - 1873. ... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ... Crater Lake National Park is the U.S.s fifth oldest[1] National Park whose most famous feature is Crater Lake. ... Upper Klamath Lake Upper Klamath Lake is a large, shallow freshwater lake east of the Cascade Range in south central Oregon in the United States. ... Klamath County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Fort Klamath is a community between Crater Lake National Park and Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County, Oregon. ...

History

Fort Klamath was established in 1863, and was an important Army post during conflicts with the Klamath, Modoc, and Northern Paiute tribes. The fort consisted of more than 50 buildings, including a sawmill. Four Modoc men, led by Kintpuash, were executed there in 1873 for the killing of General Edward Canby. Their graves remain at the fort. This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other uses, see Modoc (disambiguation). ... Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute--of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... For the music group, see Captain Jack (music). ... Major General E.R.S Canby Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War and Indian Wars. ...

A post office was opened in 1879. By the mid-1880s, the settlers in the area no longer needed protection, and in 1889 the decision was made to close the fort. After a harsh final winter with more than 20 feet of snow, the troops of Company I of the 14th Infantry Regiment left the fort on June 23, 1890, and moved to Vancouver Barracks. The 14th Infantry Regiment is a US Army Light Infantry Regiment, known as the Golden Dragons. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

Museum

An eight-acre parcel within the fort area is maintained as a park and museum by Klamath County, Oregon. The Fort Klamath Museum is housed in a modern structure designed after the fort's guardhouse and standing in the original guardhouse location.

The Fort Klamath site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1] A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

See also

• Modoc War

The Modoc War, or Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War), was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in southern Oregon and northern California from 1872–1873 . ...

References

External links

• Klamath County Museums
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