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Fort Smith National Historic Site
April 27, 1888 Execution
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Three men were hanged on April 27, 1888.  Jackson Crow killed a prominent merchant named Charles Wilson in the Choctaw Nation in 1884. Owen Hill was convicted of the beating death of his mother-in-law and his wife. He was arrested after writing to a friend inquiring if his wife had died of her wounds. George Moss killed a rancher on the Red River after stealing his cattle.
Lady Bird Johnson speaking at Fort Smith NHS dedication  

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Lady Bird Johnson came to Fort Smith National Historic Site to dedicate the park on October 27, 1964.

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