It was a United States military post that was created to guard the Klamath River Reservation and to keep peace between the Tolowa and Yurok Native American tribes and white settlers . It was established in what was then Klamath County , October 12 , 1857 , by First Lieutenant George Crook and the men of Company D , US 4th Infantry Regiment . The fort was part of the Humboldt Military District headquartered at Fort Humboldt . Most of the fort was destroyed during the Great Flood of 1862 in December 1861 and abandoned June 10 , 1862 . The garrison was moved to Camp Lincoln
Great Flood of 1862
Great Flood of 1862
Fort Ter-Waw