Fort Smith Museum of History

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.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: history museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas
Also known as: “Atkinson-Williams Warehouse”, “Fort Smith Museum of HIstory”, and “Old Fort Museum”
Address: 320 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building and Fort Smith National Historic Site.

Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building

Courthouse

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The Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, also known as the Fort Smith U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was built in 1937 in Classical Revival style. Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building is situated 620 feet southeast of Fort Smith Museum of History.

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Park

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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.

Fort Smith Trolley Museum

Museum

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The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is a streetcar and railroad museum in Fort Smith, in the U.S. state of Arkansas, which includes an operating heritage streetcar line. Fort Smith Trolley Museum is situated 960 feet southwest of Fort Smith Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Smith and Moffett.

Fort Smith

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Fort Smith is in northwest Arkansas and borders Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Sebastian County. The city has a population of 80,286 which makes it the third largest city in Arkansas behind Little Rock and Fayetteville.

Moffett

Village

Moffett is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Moffett had a population of 38.

Arkoma

Village

Arkoma is a town in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Arkoma had a population of 1,806. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Arkansas and Oklahoma, given its location on the state line between the two states. Arkoma is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Smith Museum of History.

Fort Smith Museum of History

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Upper Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.38758° or 35° 23′ 15″ north

Longitude

-94.4284° or 94° 25′ 42″ west

Elevation

443 feet (135 metres)

Open location code

86779HQC+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 262464342

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4111422

Wikidata ID

Q19865813

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