The two videos shown in the Visitor Center are available for loan. Traveling exhibits of historic photos can also be loaned to schools. For more information or to reserve materials, call the park at 479-783-3961.
Materials available:
Orientation Video on History of Fort Smith (15 minutes)
"It Took Brave Men" (18 minute video on U.S. Deputy Marshals)
Historic Photo Exhibits:
Conflict of Cultures (American Indians and White Settlers in Indian Territory)
Civil War in Indian Territory
Good Guys, Bad Guys (U.S. Deputy Marshals and Outlaws in Indian Territory)
Did You Know?
The U.S. Army selected a spot overlooking the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers for the site of a fort. Soldiers from the Rifle Regiment arrived in 1817 and named the site Fort Smith after their commanding officer, Thomas A. Smith.