Born to slave parents in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas, Reeves became the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River and one of the most respected lawmen working in Indian Territory. He served for 35 years and brought in more . . . — — Map (db m265591) HM
Bass Reeves, a slave born in Arkansas and reared in Texas, rose to become one of the best known and effective deputy U.S. marshals to ride out of Fort Smith for Judge Isaac C. Parker. Recognized as one of the first African Americans commissioned as . . . — — Map (db m58046) HM
This statue was erected in 2012 as a result of growing awareness of the extraordinary service of Bass Reeves, an African-American former slave who became a highly respected Deputy U.S. Marshal. The deeds of African-American and Native American . . . — — Map (db m58047) HM
