Historic Images from the Collection
Historic Images from the CollectionThe Fort Smith National Historic Site houses many tens of thousands of artifacts, ranging from scraps of metal found in excavations to vintage post cards. We will be adding more as we are able.
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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.