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Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas–Oklahoma state border, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, also known as Belle Point. Fort Smith was established as a western frontier military post in 1817, when it was also a center of fur trading. The city developed there.
The Saint Mary's Academy was established in 1880 for the education of girls, along with a boarding school for boys, the Sacred Heart Institute. By 1884, there was a convent, a school for the girls, stables, employees' houses, blacksmith shop, tool house, carpenter shop, and a bakery-where the Sisters baked 500 French loaves each day.
Parker, seeing the events in Fort Smith, requested instead to be appointed to the bench in the Western District of Arkansas. Grant acquiesced to the request and Parker was confirmed by Congress, with his appointment effective on March 19, 1875. [10] The 36-year-old judge opened court on May 10, 1875, barely a week after his arrival in Fort Smith.
She wants more people to learn about all of Fort Smith’s history and how unique it is. "Oklahoma currently is home to 39 federally recognized tribes," Gray said.
Gov. Kevin Stitt is recovering from heart surgery and has returned to work, his spokesperson said Wednesday. Stitt, 51, underwent intravenous surgery on Friday to repair a blockage in a main ...
“The U.S. workforce is among the most stressed in the world, and these workplace stressors can be as harmful to health as obesity."
Oklahoma Hearth Hospital South – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Spine Hospital – Oklahoma City; Oklahoma State University Medical Center – Tulsa; Oklahoma Surgical Hospital – Tulsa; OneCore Health – Oklahoma City; OU Medical Center – Oklahoma City; OU Medical Center – Edmond; OU Medical Center, The Children's Hospital – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Blood Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. It is the sixth largest blood collector in the United States and is the primary provider of blood products to over 160 hospitals and healthcare facilities.