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Fort Smith National Historic Site
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two women dressed in Civil War era dresses talk to a man dressed as a Confederate soldier
Civil War Living History Event

Fort Smith's history comes to life through stories of individuals and events.  
Sibley tents in front of Officers' Quarter during Civil War
Second Fort Smith
Confederate Attack on Fort Smith 1864
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Trail of Tears
In the 1830s thousands of American Indians were forced from their ancestral lands.
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Lady Bird Johnson at Fort Smith
Lady Bird Johnson Dedicates Fort Smith NHS
Fort Smith was officially dedicated as a unit of the National Park Service in 1964
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foundation remains of first fort overlooking Arkansas River  

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.

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