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Fort Smith National Historic SiteHarper's Weekly illustration of steamboat along the Arkansas River with officers' quarters and town of Fort Smith in distance. (c. 1850s)
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Fort Smith National Historic Site
Children's Programs

 

 
The park has a Junior Ranger program for children ages 5-12.  Ask at the front desk for a Junior Ranger activity booklet.  Complete four activities and receive a Fort Smith National Historic Site Junior Ranger badge.  There is no charge for the program.
Park staff and volunteers demonstrating using lindstock and slowmatch to ignite the cannon's primer  

Did You Know?
The soldiers who came to Fort Smith in 1817 were still using some 18th century technology and drill. The cannon was discharged using a lindstock and slowmatch to ignite the primer, which originally was loose powder or a turkey quill filled with powder.

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Last Updated: May 08, 2008 at 14:50 EST