The Discover Fort Smith Blog: Your Guide to the New Frontier
Author
Penny Weaver
Penny Weaver is a new resident in Fort Smith, Arkansas as of 2024. A longtime journalist, she’s sharing her thoughts as she discovers what makes this community tick. She’s a native of Central Illinois and has also lived and worked in Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; and the St. Louis, Missouri., areas. Residing in Fort Smith is her first day-to-day experience in “The Natural State.” You can reach her at pennyweavernews@gmail.com.
You may not see one particular fact from the history of Fort Smith, Arkansas, displayed prominently on welcome signs. But rest assured: This community is proud of its colorful past and unique history. This has to be one of the best tourist sites in Arkansas. The two-story Victorian mansion, also…
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It would be impossible to house a full accounting of more than 200 years of a community’s people, events, and growth in one building. But, let me tell you: The Fort Smith Museum of History feels like it comes close. Only an in-person visit can truly convey the sheer number of fascinating tales told…
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Any good list of things to do in Fort Smith will include the U.S. Marshals Museum — one of the best tourist sites in Arkansas. For going on 235 years now, marshals have chased and apprehended fugitives — and we all love it when the good guys get the bad guys, right? Travel from the lawless Wild West…
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