Fort Smith National Historic Site

September 27, 2011 on 4:00 pm | In Adventure Travel, The South | Comments Off

Fort Smith, Ark. – This week’s National Park Getaway takes you to Fort Smith National Historic Site, a bastion of law and order.

Fort Smith tells the stories of the 19th-century West: the federal court system, crime and punishment, U.S. Marshals and the settlement of Indian Territory. Visitors can tour the remains of two frontier forts and the federal court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Fort Smith celebrates its 50th anniversary as a national historic site. FTo plan your visit, check out the article at www.nps.gov/getaways  From the same website, you can access 117 previous articles in the Getaway series.

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