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Fort Smith National Historic Sitehistoric sketch of Parker, jury men and others
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Fort Smith National Historic Site
Commissary: Fall Foliage
 
tree and bushes in autumn colors next to Commissary
Old Commissary
Fort Smith, Ark
 

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This image was taken from the northwest corner of the fort. Evidence of the bastion can be seen through the ivy on the building and the fall foliage on the tree and bushes.  This postcard also mistakenly says the Commissary was built in 1830 instead of 1838.

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cannon on lawn in front of Old Commissary building
Commissary: Old Fort Museum
For many years the commissary served as a museum
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elevated view of Commissary
Commissary: Aerial View
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bare tree on east side of Commissary
Commissary: North View in Winter
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Portrait of Anna Dawes  

Did You Know?
A woman was responsible for the building of a modern federal jail at Fort Smith, AR, in 1888. Anna Dawes, daughter of Sen. Dawes of MA, visited the "Hell on the Border" jail in 1885 and wrote an article describing its conditions. When read in Congress, money was quickly approved for a new jail.

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