# Fort Smith National Historic Site

> Ruins of two frontier forts and the courtroom and gallows of Judge Isaac Parker, the hanging judge of Indian Territory, on the Arkansas River. Also a stop on 

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Ruins of two frontier forts and the courtroom and gallows of Judge Isaac Parker, the hanging judge of Indian Territory, on the Arkansas River. Also a stop on the Trail of Tears.

- **Nearest town:** Fort Smith, AR
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 35.3878, -94.4297

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