Fort Smith travel guide

Fort Smith is is the second-largest city in the state of Arkansas. With an estimated population of 83,461 in 2006, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 288,818 residents which encompasses the counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian in Arkansas, and Le Flore and Sequoyah in Oklahoma. The city serves as one of two county seats for Sebastian County.
Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy, site of the World War II Battle of Cisterna fought by the United States Army Rangers commanded by Fort Smith native William O. Darby.
Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state border, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, also known as Belle Point. The city began as a western frontier military post in 1817 and would later become well-known for its role in the settling of the "Wild West" and its law enforcement heritage.
As of 2007, Fort Smith was selected by the US Department of the Interior to be the location of the new US Marshal Service National Museum. (...) more....

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