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Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith, AR

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Fort Smith Museum of History

A downtown Fort Smith museum that presents the history of the city and its surrounding region.

320 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · Fort Smith, AR

About Fort Smith Museum of History

The museum sits in the older downtown area of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and focuses on the people and communities that shaped the city and nearby towns. It occupies a historic early-twentieth-century commercial warehouse, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum also hosts rotating exhibits, themed galleries, events, and group programs, and it rents space for private gatherings.

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