Video

Execution Day at Fort Smith

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Description

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

Credit

NPS/ Pat Schmidt

Date Created

04/09/2013

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