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Fort Smith National Historic SiteCherokee Bill on scaffold with noose hanging above his head. His mother stands next to him.
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Fort Smith National Historic Site
Park Fun

park fun includes:

Word Search Puzzles
 
 

Welcome to a new feature of Fort Smith's web site.  We'll be adding more puzzles and activities for children, so check back and see what's new.

 

 
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Be A Webranger
The National Park Service has a site for kids of all ages.
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On-line fun in your National Parks.
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Park staff and volunteers demonstrating using lindstock and slowmatch to ignite the cannon's primer  

Did You Know?
The soldiers who came to Fort Smith in 1817 were still using some 18th century technology and drill. The cannon was discharged using a lindstock and slowmatch to ignite the primer, which originally was loose powder or a turkey quill filled with powder.

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Last Updated: August 28, 2007 at 15:25 EST