Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves - Fort Smith AR
N 35° 23.351 W 094° 25.737
15S E 370221 N 3917140
This sign tells the story of an extraordinary old west lawman. It is located in Pendergraft Park, near the statue of Bass Reeves and his horse.
Waymark Code: WMJ87B
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2013
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DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL BASS REEVES
THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED IN 2012 AS A RESULT OF GROWING
AWARENESS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE OF BASS REEVES, AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FORMER SLAVE WHO BECAME A HIGHLY
RESPECTED DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL. THE DEEDS OF AFRICAN-
AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN LAWMEN AND CITIZENS WERE
OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN STANDARD HISTORY ACCOUNTS FOR MUCH OF THE
20TH CENTURY. A FULLER PICTURE OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE
WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS
AVAILABLE AT THE FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AS
WELL AS THE VARIOUS STATE AND TRIBAL SITES AND
MUSEUMS ACROSS THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN THE FORMER
INDIAN TERRITORY, NOW THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
Link to Marker: Not listed
History of Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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