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reproduction of keelboat on Arkansas River with first fort soldier reenactors

Did You Know?
Fort Smith was established on Christmas Day, 1817. Approximately 70 Rifle Regiment soldiers arrived by keelboat after a long journey on the Arkansas River.
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