view gallery NE1 km | OK/AR on Route 64 in Border Crossings The Arkansas River divides Arkansas from Oklahoma and all but one of the highway border crossings between these two involve a bridge. posted by: sagefemme location: Oklahoma date approved: 12/01/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery NE1.1 km | Ft. Smith Livestock Auction House in Auction Houses As the sign indicates, auctions every Monday. I stopped by, however, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, around noon, and things must have bee completely wrapped up if they happened at all. posted by: sagefemme location: Oklahoma date approved: 12/01/2015 last visited: 03/05/2019 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Trail of Tears Scenic Overlook, Fort Smith National Historic Site in Trail of Tears This scenic overlook adjacent to the original Fort Smith on Fort Smith National Historic Site looks into the original treaty established Indian Territory. Andrew Jackson, while President, launched his attack on the Indian nations from Ft Smith posted by: sagefemme location: Arkansas date approved: 12/11/2015 last visited: 06/03/2016 |
view gallery E1.3 km | Original Fort Smith site- Forts Smith AR in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Site of the original Fort Smith remains have been preserved. posted by: kJfishman location: Arkansas date approved: 10/07/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery N1.3 km | Entering Indian Territory in Oklahoma Historical Markers This historic marker stands at the Oklahoma-Arkansas State Line. posted by: Sneakin Deacon location: Oklahoma date approved: 02/04/2011 last visited: 12/01/2015 |
view gallery E1.3 km | Fort Smith National Historic Site Belle Point and First Fort Webcam - Fort Smith, AR in Web Cameras Overlooks the Arkansas Rive the historic Fort Smith area. posted by: linkys location: Arkansas date approved: 08/14/2012 last visited: 08/15/2012 |
view gallery E1.4 km | US-Choctaw Nation Boundary Stone -- Ft Smith AR in U.S. Benchmarks In 1858 this cubic stone boundary monument at Fort Smith AR was set to mark the initial point of the border between the United States and the Choctaw lands in Indian Territory. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Arkansas date approved: 01/16/2015 last visited: 06/02/2018 |
view gallery E1.4 km | At the Edge of Indian Country - Ft Smith AR in Arkansas Historical Markers A National Park Service sign explaining the history of the US-Choctaw lands boundary monument close by. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Arkansas date approved: 01/15/2015 last visited: 10/04/2021 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Belle Point - Ft Smith AR in Arkansas Historical Markers The historic marker at Belle Point posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Arkansas date approved: 01/15/2015 last visited: 06/03/2016 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Officers Garden Fort Smith Historical Site in Botanical Gardens Small Botanical Garden at the Forts Smith Historical Site. A River Valleys Master Gardeners project. posted by: kJfishman location: Arkansas date approved: 10/07/2021 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Riverfront Amphitheater - Fort Smith AR in Outdoor Amphitheaters This medium-sized amphitheater sits next to the mighty Arkansas River. Located at 121 Riverfront Dr in downtown Fort Smith. posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 10/08/2013 last visited: 12/26/2014 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Fort Smith National Historic Park Parade Grounds web cam in Web Cameras The web camera is located on the 2nd floor of the Commissary Building aimed to the south onto the Second Fort Smith's parade ground. Updates every 30 seconds. Use web browser's refresh button to see the most up-to-date image. posted by: Sunny Arkfam location: Arkansas date approved: 07/04/2013 last visited: 09/13/2013 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Cannon - Fort Smith NHS - Fort Smith AR in Static Artillery Displays This cannon is on display on the south side of the Fort Smith National Historic Site, near the Parade Grounds. posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 12/09/2013 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Hitchin' Post Bike Tenders - Fort Smith Trolley Museum - Ft Smith AR in Bicycle Tenders Although not terribly artistic in nature, these tenders are designed to be modern interpretations of old-timey horse hitching posts, which fits in nicely in this historical part of town. A nearby sign invites you to "Hitch Up - Stay Awhile"!!! posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 11/28/2013 last visited: 10/18/2015 |
view gallery E1.4 km | X 28 / FH0149 - Fort Smith AR in U.S. Benchmarks This bench mark disk is located on the old Fort Smith Frisco depot wall. posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 10/08/2013 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Covered Wagon, Fort Smith National Historic Site in Covered Wagons This historic wagon stands on the grounds of the Fort Smith National Historic Site, between the parade grounds and the Commissary. posted by: sagefemme location: Arkansas date approved: 12/22/2015 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Executions at Fort Smith - Fort Smith AR in Signs of History During the twenty-four years the federal executions took place in Fort Smith, eighty-seven men died on the gallows. While Judge Isaac C. Parker sat on the bench, 160 people, including four women, were sentenced to hang. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 03/26/2021 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Gallows of Hanging Judge Parker - Fort Smith AR in Roadside Attractions When a jury found defendants guilty in capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a “crude and unsightly” gallows. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 01/20/2022 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | The Gallows - Fort Smith AR in Arkansas Historical Markers When a jury found defendants guilty in these capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a “crude and unsightly” gallows. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 07/18/2020 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | The Gallows-Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith AR in Signs of History When a jury found defendants guilty in these capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a “crude and unsightly” gallows. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 03/26/2021 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Gallows-Fort Smith National Historic Site - Fort Smith AR in Punishment and Disciplinary Devices When a jury found defendants guilty in capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a “crude and unsightly” gallows. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 03/29/2021 last visited: 09/17/2023 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Donald W. Reynolds - Ft Smith AR in Citizen Memorials This plaque, dedicated to a (sometimes) local businessman, is located on the handicap loading platform of the Fort Smith Trolley Museum. posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 11/28/2013 last visited: 01/13/2015 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Trolley Mural - Fort Smith Trolley Museum - Ft Smith AR in Murals This beautifully-done mural features some of the history of trolley transportation in Fort Smith - 100 S 4th Street, in downtown Fort Smith. posted by: Where's George location: Arkansas date approved: 11/28/2013 last visited: 11/30/2014 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Fort Smith National Historical Site in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations A place with a lot of history to it. posted by: ar_kayaker location: Arkansas date approved: 05/14/2007 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
view gallery E1.4 km | Trail of Tears National Historic Trail - Fort Smith NHS, AR in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horse, wagon, or steamboat in 1838-1839. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Arkansas date approved: 02/25/2020 last visited: 07/27/2022 |
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