Fort Smith National Historic Site

Explore life on the edge of frontier and Indian Territory through the stories of soldiers, the Trail of Tears, scandals, outlaws, and lawmen who pursued them. From the establishment of the first Fort Smith on December 25, 1817, to the final days of Judge Isaac C. Parker's jurisdiction over Indian Territory in 1896, Fort Smith National Historic Site preserves almost 80 years of history.

What you’ll hear

48 places to explore in this park.

• 1st and 2nd Jail
• Abandoned and Forgotten
• America's National Park Store at Fort Smith
• Barracks, Courthouse, Jail
• Bass Reeves Statue
• Bastion
• Cannon
• Cistern
• Commissary & Frisco Overlook
• Courthouse and courtroom
• Defending Fort Smith
• Defending Freedom
• Desperate for Survival
• Edge of Indian Territory
• Establishing Fort Smith
• First Fort Blockhouse
• First Fort Smith
• Flag Pole and Parade Ground
• Fort Smith Commissary
• Fort Smith Guardhouse
• Fort Smith Museum of History
• Fort Smith National Cemetery
• Fort Smith National Historic Site
• Fort Smith National Historic Site, the Trail of Tears
• Fort Wall
• Frisco Train Station
• Gallows
• Initial Point Marker and Quartermaster's Storehouse
• Interior Fort Smith Commissary
• Isaac C. Parker Federal Courthouse
• Major Long Surveys the Western Frontier
• Meeting of Nations
• Memorial Wall
• Miss Laura's Visitor Center
• Officers' Garden
• Osage Nation
• Pioneering Soldiers
• River Front Park
• Second Fort Smith Officers Quarters (North)
• Second Fort Smith Officers Quarters (South)
• The Bad Tempered Buffalo Affair
• War Begins
• Welcome to Fort Smith - Northeast Entrance
• Welcome to Fort Smith - North Entrance
• Welcome to Fort Smith - Southeast Entrance
• Welcome to Fort Smith - South Entrance
• Whiskey War
• Women's Jail