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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
June 30, 1882 Execution
rope tied as a noose
Found guilty for his involvement in the murders of two men during a saloon fight, Edward Fulsom faced his fate on the gallows on June 30, 1882. During the execution, his neck did not break. Fulsom was pronounced dead an hour and three minutes after the drop.
reproduction of keelboat on Arkansas River with first fort soldier reenactors  

Did You Know?
Fort Smith was established on Christmas Day, 1817. Approximately 70 Rifle Regiment soldiers arrived by keelboat after a long journey on the Arkansas River.

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