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Welcome to Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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Old Fort Smith.
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The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
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The state line between Arkansas and Indian territory, which was later annexed, becoming Oklahoma.
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A paved walking trail in Fort Smith National Historic Trail.
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The view toward the visitor center.
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Fort Smith officers' garden.
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Sweet peas in the garden at Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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A commissary at Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River.
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A Federal Court between 1872 and 1896. This judicial body presided over Indian Territory.
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The jail at Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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A jail cell at Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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Referred to as "hell on the border," the jail at Fort Smith National Historic Site held up to 50 men.
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The back of the gallows at Fort Smith National Historic Site.
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The gallows at Fort Smith National Historic Site where those sentenced to death were hanged.