Videos

 

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  Fort Smith: A Brief History

  Highlights key dates in the history of Fort Smith and Fort Smith National Historic Site.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 42 seconds

 

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  Fort Smith Peacekeeper of Indian Territory

  Overview of the history of Fort Smith from 1817 to 1896.

  Duration:

  14 minutes, 59 seconds

 

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  It Took Brave Men: Deputy U.S. Marshals of Fort Smith

  The story of the men who served as Deputy U.S. Marshals and posse with jurisdiction in the Western District of Arkansas and Indian Territory.

  Duration:

  14 minutes, 59 seconds

 

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  Execution Day at Fort Smith

  Between 1871 and 1896, eighty-six (86) were executed by hanging under the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of the Western District of Arkansas and Indian Territory. This takes the viewer though the sequence of events on the day of an execution.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 48 seconds

 

Ranger Minutes

A series of short interpretive videos.

 

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  Ranger Minute - Banjo

  A brief history of the banjo.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 18 seconds