Sightseeing
Outdoor AdventureWestern Arkansas' Mountain Frontier
FreeRegional tourism association covering six Western Arkansas counties of mountains, rivers and small towns.
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Fort Smith National Historic Site
Fort Smith National Historic Site is a sightseeing stop in Fort Smith, AR, part of the Claremore and Muskogee guide. Cost: free.
301 Parker Ave · Fort Smith, AR
Why you should go…
This National Park Service site covers almost 80 years of frontier history, from the first fort of 1817 to the end of Judge Isaac C. Parker's federal court in 1896. The visitor center fills the old barracks, courthouse and jail building, with exhibits on soldiers, the court and Indian removal. Outside you can see the foundation of the first fort, the commissary building and a reconstruction of the gallows. A riverside trail has exhibits on the Trail of Tears.
- #national historic site
- #frontier history
- #historic courtroom
- #trail of tears
- #old west
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