Four Modoc men, led by Kintpuash, were executed there in 1873 for the killing of General Edward Canby.

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 (6 m) of snow, the troops of Company I of the 14th Infantry Regiment left the fort on June 23, 1890, and moved to Vancouver Barracks.

An 8-acre (32,000 m2) parcel within the fort area is maintained as a park and museum by Klamath County, Oregon.

This article about a property in Oregon on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.