#0544 Fort Ter-Wer

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#0544 Fort Ter-Wer

Site information:

Intersection of Ter-Wer Riffle and Klamath Glen Rds, Klamath

Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.

41.510128,-123.988352

Plaque information:

State plaque

Plaque text:

Fort Terwer

Site of Fort Terwer, United States military post established October 12, 1857 by First Lieutenant George Crook and men of Company D to keep peace between the Indians and whites. The fort was destroyed by a flood in December 1861, and abandoned June 10, 1862.

Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Del Norte County Historical Society, May 20, 1961.

Registered 1/27/1956

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