Fort Smith National Historic Site
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Description: US National Historic Site in Arkansas
- Also known as: “Fort Smith National Historic Park” and “FOSM”
- Address: 301 Parker Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Smith Trolley Museum and Fort Smith Museum of History.
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 Museum of History
Museum
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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.
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.
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. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, a decline of 28.5 percent from the figure of 179 recorded in 2000.
Arkoma
Village
Arkoma is a town in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2010 census, a decline from 2,180 in 2000. The name of the town is a portmanteau of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Arkoma is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Smith National Historic Site.
Fort Smith National Historic Site
- Categories: National Historic Site, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sebastian, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.38864° or 35° 23′ 19″ northLongitude
-94.43117° or 94° 25′ 52″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
86779HQ9+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 463454914OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4111425Wikidata ID
Q3078083
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Fort Smith National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Smith National Historic Site”
- Dutch: “Fort Smith National Historic Site”
- French: “Fort Smith National Historic Site”
- Italian: “Fort Smith National Historic Site”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Fort Smith and Mill Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Initial Point Marker and Officers‘ Quarters.
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