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Designated. December 19, 1960. Fort Smith National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, along the Arkansas River. The first fort at this site was established by the United States in 1817, before this area was established as part of Indian Territory. It was later replaced and the second fort was operated by ...
Fort Smith Museum of History, located almost adjacent to the National Historic Site. The museum contains numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts that tell the story of Fort Smith's history—from the first fort in 1817, through the westward expansion, and on to the Civil War, the Gay Nineties, Fort Chaffee, and the emergence of a modern city.
B. John Bell Jr. (artist) Lurton Blassingame. Luther L. Bohanon. Elias Cornelius Boudinot. William Bradford (soldier, born 1771) Charles Winchester Breedlove. Dick Bumpas.
This is their homelands right here, so there was a lot of conflict early on in the early 1800s. That's why this fort was established in the first place in 1817." All five tribes — the Cherokee ...
Fort Hawkins, open to the public. Fort James Jackson, open to the public. Fort King George, open to the public. Fort McAllister, open to the public. Fort McPherson. Fort Moore, closed to the public. Fort Pulaski, open to the public. Fort Scott. Fort Stewart, closed to the public.
Chuck Reynolds (born 1946), football player. Mike Richardson (born 1946), NFL player. A'Shawn Robinson (born 1995), NFL player; attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth. John Roderick (born 1944), professional football player. Johnny Rutherford (born 1938), race car driver, three-time winner of Indy 500.
The Fort Smith Museum of History is located at 320 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum is devoted to presenting the history of Fort Smith and the surrounding region. It is located near the Fort Smith National Historic Site in the former Atkinson-Williams Warehouse, built in 1906 and one of the city's oldest surviving commercial ...
James Beckwourth. James Pierson Beckwourth (April 26, 1800 – October 20, 1866) was an American fur trapper, rancher, businessman, explorer, author and scout. Known as "Bloody Arm" because of his skill as a fighter, Beckwourth was of multiracial descent, being born into slavery in Frederick County, Virginia. He was eventually emancipated by ...