Fort Smith's history comes to life through stories of individuals and events.
Second Fort Smith Confederate Attack on Fort Smith 1864 more...
Trail of Tears In the 1830s thousands of American Indians were forced from their ancestral lands. more...
Lady Bird Johnson Dedicates Fort Smith NHS Fort Smith was officially dedicated as a unit of the National Park Service in 1964 more...
Did You Know?
All five of the southeastern tribes forcibly removed on the Trail of Tears had routes that went through Fort Smith, Arkansas. Those that were removed by water went on the Arkansas River and from Fort Smith they crossed the river and entered Indian Territory.