Last updated: January 22, 2021
Place
Bastion
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Behind the gallows
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
A bastion is a gun emplacement for defending the fort. Fort Smith had five bastions. Bastion 1 was converted to the Commissary, Bastion 2 was converted to the Quarter Master's office, and Bastion 3 was converted to the powder magazine. Bastions 4 and 5 were left unfinished as part of the fort wall. Today there is a low stone wall outlining the locations of Bastions 3, 4, and 5.