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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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Interior of jail cell with box for prisoners to visit with their lawyers  

Did You Know?
The conditions at the federal jail at Fort Smith were so horrible that it received the nickname "Hell on the Border." Up to 50 men were crowded into one large cell with limited ventilation and poor sanitary conditions.

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Last Updated: July 20, 2007 at 14:19 EST