Fort Smith

Set along the Arkansas River on Arkansas’s western border, Fort Smith is a city whose character has been shaped by its role as a frontier crossroads. Fort Smith National Historic Site preserves the grounds of two U.S. Army forts and the former federal courthouse associated with Judge Isaac C. Parker, known as the “Hanging Judge.” The town’s position near Oklahoma places it within the history of westward expansion, military supply routes and the forced removal of Native Americans along the Trail of Tears. Downtown’s brick commercial streets and riverfront retain that borderland identity, while the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith adds a contemporary civic presence. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around the Arkansas River Valley.

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