Fort Smith National Historic Site

 

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On our first trip west in 2011, Betsy and I visited the Fort Smith National Historic Site in Fort Smth, Arkansas.  The old military base which makes up the historic site was involved in the Trail of Tears (the removal of native American tribes to Oklahoma), the Civil War,  and the taming of the West.  The federal court at Fort Smith had jurisdiction over the Indian Territory for many years.

I got this picture while walking past the parade ground at Fort Smith.