• Rifle Regiment arriving at Belle Point, 1817. Artwork by Michael Haynes

    Fort Smith

    National Historic Site AR,OK

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Our Staff & Offices

The Fort Smith National Historic Staff is available to assist you. To contact an individual staff member you can call the park at 479-783-3961 or click on the person's name below to send an e-mail.

Administrative and Interpretation offices are located in the Visitor Center.

The park's mailing address is:

Fort Smith National Historic Site
PO Box 1406
Fort Smith, AR 72902

Fax number is: 479-783-5307

 

 

Superintendent

 Lisa Conard Frost

 

 

Division of Administration

 

Administrative Officer

Chuck Shoemake

Admin Operations Assistant/Network Admin/IT Support

Quoya Waters

Office Support Assistant

 Lindsey Huggins

 

 

Division of Facilities Management

 

Facility Manager

Darin Huggins

Maintenance Mechanic

Gary Montag

Maintenance Worker

Nathan Wilson

Laborer

 Travis St. Amant

Laborer

Dennis Johnson
   

Division of Interpretation and Resource Management

 
   

Chief of Interpretation/Resource Management/Website

Michael Groomer

Museum Technician

Emily Lovick

Park Ranger - Programs Coordinator

Jeremy Lynch

Park Ranger - Education Coordinator

Pat Schmidt

Park Ranger - VIP Coordinator

Cody Faber

Park Ranger - Historian

Loren McLane

Visitor Use Assistant - Visitor Center Operations

 Chris Parker

Visitor Use Assistant - Visitor Center Operations

 Hali Huggins

Cooperating Association - Eastern National

  
   

Fort Smith NHS Eastern National Bookstore Manager

 Richard Carey

Did You Know?

foundation remains of first fort overlooking Arkansas River

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.