Fort Smith's history comes to life through stories of individuals and events.
Second Fort Smith Confederate Attack on Fort Smith 1864 more...
Trail of Tears In the 1830s thousands of American Indians were forced from their ancestral lands. more...
Lady Bird Johnson Dedicates Fort Smith NHS Fort Smith was officially dedicated as a unit of the National Park Service in 1964 more...
Did You Know?
The U.S. Army selected a spot overlooking the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers for the site of a fort. Soldiers from the Rifle Regiment arrived in 1817 and named the site Fort Smith after their commanding officer, Thomas A. Smith.