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two women dressed in Civil War era dresses talk to a man dressed as a Confederate soldier

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foundation remains of first fort overlooking Arkansas River

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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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