@wanderingswhimsy: On Christmas Day 1817, soldiers far from home constructed a small wooden fort to maintain peace on the western frontier. Life was hard at the remote fort, but despite the remote location, a settlement grew up around the fort. When the Army moved the troops to Fort Gibson, the settlement that surrounded Fort Smith survived and became the city we aee now. #ArkansasHistory #ExploreArkansas #FortSmith #MilitaryHistory

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