The thick rope nooses no longer swing from the gallows near downtown Fort Smith, yet they still play a role in area history. Officials with the Fort Smith National Historic Site no longer display the ...

With the passing of the federal court's jurisdiction over Indian Territory, the city of Fort Smith destroyed the gallows in 1897. But with "Gunsmoke" popping up on the tube and Westerns sweeping ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Cemeteries are full of stories, but historians have to do a little digging to find them. After seeing a historical post at the Times Record Facebook page some time ago, a ...

The anniversaries of several hangings at the Fort Smith gallows are being observed this week. The Fort Smith National Historic Site marks the anniversaries with programs providing information on those ...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Cemeteries are full of stories, but historians have to do a little digging to find them. After seeing a historical post at the Times Record Facebook page some time ago, a ...