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Arkansas Fort Smith National Historic Site and Clayton House Victorian

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published December 1, 2016 at 2:00 AM PST
Julie Woods Moncrief at Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Julie Woods Moncrief at Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Cody Faber, National Park Ranger at Fort Smith
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Cody Faber, National Park Ranger at Fort Smith NHS, Arkansas
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Fort Smith National Historic Site cannon overlooking river
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Fort Smith National Historic Site cannon overlooking river
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Fort Smith Arkansas Belle Grove Historic District home
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Fort Smith Arkansas Belle Grove Historic District home
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Trim detail Victorian home in Belle Grove Historic District Fort Smith, Arkansas
Elegant historic homes abound in Fort Smith Arkansas
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Elegant historic homes abound in Fort Smith Arkansas
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Fort Smith NHS boundary line between Indian Territory and Arkansas
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Boundary line at Fort Smith Arkansas--shows how the frontier west existed not that long ago
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NPS logo at Fort Smith Arkansas
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NPS logo at Fort Smith Arkansas
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Fort Smith NHS Arkansas
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Fort Smith NHS Army barracks Arkansas
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Fort Smith NHS entry sign Arkansas
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Fort Smith NHS Arkansas

Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas
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Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas

Fort Smith, Arkansas, the state’s second largest city, started as a military outpost on the western frontier back in 1817. Join National Park Ranger Cody Faber at Fort Smith National Historic Site and Julie Woods Moncrief at the historic Clayton House.

Clayton House, Fort Smith Arkansas
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Clayton House, Fort Smith Arkansas

The Clayton House is a centerpiece of the Belle Grove Historic District--a 22 square-block neighborhood of enchanting Victorian homes in the heart of Fort Smith, Arkansas.  

Fort Smith played a key role in western migration, and provided military escorts for Forty Niner gold rush prospectors and pioneer settlers.

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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