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The site includes the second historic fort constructed at this place. In addition, located on the grounds are the foundation remains of the first Fort Smith (1817–1824), the commissary building (c. 1838) and a reconstruction of the gallows used by the federal court. A walking trail along the Arkansas
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from Confederate forces in 1863 by Union troops. The majority of the Cherokee and other Five Civilized Tribes had initially allied with the Confederacy, and supplied warriors to its forces. The fort continued in use as a supply depot to other forts in the region until it was no longer occupied in an
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The original fort was established on December 25, 1817, by Major William Bradford in order to maintain harmony between the local Osage Indians, who had long been dominant in this territory, and a band of Cherokee who had migrated west, under pressure from European Americans, from their traditional
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The park visitor center is now located in the old Barracks/Courthouse/Jail building. Exhibits in the visitor center focus on Fort Smith's military history from 1817 to 1871, its role in the western expansion of the United States, Federal District Judge
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As often happened, a small town developed around the fort, with people attracted for business. In addition, court operations continued at a courthouse built in town for the
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Congress authorized acquisition of land on the Oklahoma bank of the Arkansas River to be included in the National Historic Site, in order to preserve a historic
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The site was established in 1961 in order to protect the remains of two 19th-century U.S. military forts, including a building that once housed the
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territory in the Southeast. This time would later be historically referenced as the "First Fort." It ended in 1824 when the
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people along the "Trail of Tears." during the period of Indian Removal from the Southeast. It was designated a
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National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Fort Smith (First and Second Sites) and Judge Parker Courtroom
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This article is about the historic site in Arkansas. For the city in Arkansas, see
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sebastian County, Arkansas
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official capacity by 1871; historically the end of the "Second Fort" era.
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National Park Service, Fort Smith National Historic Site
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Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1940 and undated.
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as the first federal district judge here. The town of
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Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith (disambiguation)
A photo of a building in historic Fort Smith
A map of the United States showing the location of Fort Smith National Historic Site
A map of the United States showing the location of Fort Smith National Historic Site
Sebastian County, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°23′18″N 94°25′47″W / 35.388210°N 94.429834°W / 35.388210; -94.429834
National Park Service
Fort Smith National Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
National Historic Site
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Indian Territory
National Historic Landmark
United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Isaac C. Parker
Fort Smith, Arkansas

Trail of Tears
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federal courts
Indian Territory
U.S. Deputy Marshals
Indian Removal
Trail of Tears

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