Fort Smith in Sebastian County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

200 Fort Smith

Fort Smith Bicentennial Time Capsule

— Placed August 4, 2018 —

200 Fort Smith Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, September 14, 2025

1. 200 Fort Smith Marker

Inscription. To celebrate the 200th birthday of the founding of Fort Smith on December 25, 1817, this time capsule was placed by the Bicentennial Planning Committee. To be opened in 2118, the capsule contains items donated by citizens representing the way we live in 2018.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 25, 1817.

Location. 35° 23.341′ N, 94° 25.715′ W. Marker is in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in Sebastian County. It is on Garrison Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 623 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith AR 72901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas River Valley,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ross Pendergraft (here, next to this marker); Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves (within shouting distance of this marker); Bass Reeves - Lawman on the Western Frontier (within shouting distance of this marker); The Women’s Jail, 1872-1888 (within shouting distance of this marker); Reynolds - Davis Wholesale Grocery Company (within shouting distance of this marker); The Guardhouse, 1849-1871 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flagstaff

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Parade Grounds (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Smith.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, September 14, 2025

2. 200 Fort Smith Marker

The marker is in the grass on the right next to this building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.