The Arkansas History Commission has denied its first historical preservation waiver since the Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act became law, meaning Fort Smith will not ...

The Fort Smith National Historic Site had 123,229 visitors in ... covers Bentonville and Benton County news for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He has spent most of his life in Arkansas ...

Every city needs its memoirists. Our houses may outlive us, but their stories will be forgotten if not recorded. In Fort Smith, Jim Kreuz and John Lehnen have stepped up to document more than 200 ...

But no, racism triumphed over patriotism and common decency during a meeting of the Arkansas History Commission today. A divided commission ultimately rejected the city of Fort Smith’s request ...

Arkansas had a long history before 1836 though ... which included Arkansas. Fort Smith started in 1817 when the U.S. military established a western frontier post along the banks of the Arkansas ...

Members of the Fort Smith Museum of History are working to save artifacts from the second oldest building in downtown Fort Smith before it is demolished. "This is not the first time that this ...

Baseball has a long history in Fort Smith. The city's first pro team, the Fort Smith Indians, played in the Southwestern League in 1887, according to the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.