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Third Street at Rogers, (501) 783-3961
Perhaps the most prominent stop is the Fort Smith National Historic
Site, which includes the remains of the original 1817 fort on the Arkansas
River. One of the highlights is the two-story barracks from the second
fort, which in the early 1870's became the Federal Courthouse for the
Western District of Arkansas. Inside is the restored courtroom of the
famed "Hangin' Judge" Isaac C. Parker, and the dingy frontier
jail aptly named "Hell on the Border." On the site grounds
are Judge Parker's restored gallows, and the original Commissary building
- a major military supply center in the 1850's. The National Historic
Site has recently completed $7.5 million restoration.
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