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Fort Smith used to be the wild west of Arkansas. Fort Smith was originally a military outpost that had as its main goal to stop the Cherokee Indians and the Osage Indians to go to war against one another, since the Cherokee had been forced into the Osage' land. The first fort was founded on christmas day 1817. The actual fort was abandoned in 1824 and not re-occupied until 1838 but in the time being a small town was building up around the fort. The second fort of Fort Smith was built in the 1840's because of the fear of that indians would go to war against the settlers in Arkansas. The fort was also used for storage and as a outpost for military expeditions, adventurers and gold seekers. After the civil war Fort Smith started to loose its importance and in 1871 the forts were abandoned but instead the US Court for the western district of Arkansas was moved from Van Buren to Fort Smith. One year later the one of the forts came into use again, but not for military. Instead it was used as a court room and a jail.
Today Fort Smith is a City of over 200 000 people.
City Officials
Position |
Name |
Mayor |
George McGill |
City Clerk |
Sherri Gard |
City Administrator |
Carl Geffken |
Financial Director |
Jennifer Walker |
District Judge |
Ben Beland |
District Judge |
Claire Borengasser |
District Judge |
Jim O'Hern |
City Attorney |
Jerry Canfield |
Police Chief |
Nathaniel Clark |
Fire Chief |
Philip Christensen |
Sanitation Superintendent |
Kyle Foreman |
City Engineer |
Stan Snodgrass |
Code Enforcement Officer |
Shawn Gard |
Transit Director |
Ken Savage |
Director Of Community Development |
Wally Bailey |
Information Technology Director |
Russell Gibson |
Utility Manager |
Jerry Walters |
Parks, Recreation Director |
Doug Reinert |
City Director |
George Catsavis |
City Director |
Robyn Dawson |
City Director |
Andre Good |
City Director |
Keith Lau |
City Director |
Mike Lorenz |
City Director |
Neal Martin |
City Director |
Kevin Settle |
Deputy City Manager/admin. |
Jeff Dingman |
Human Resource Director |
Rick Lolley |
City Facts
County: Sebastian
Population: 86,209
Senate District: 8,9
House Districts: 21,75,76,77,78,79
Congressional District: 3
Classification: First Class City
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Fort Smith
Today Fort Smith is a City of over 200 000 people.
City Officials
City Facts
County: Sebastian
Population: 86,209
Senate District: 8,9
House Districts: 21,75,76,77,78,79
Congressional District: 3
Classification: First Class City
Contact Information
Address:
623 Garrison Ave.
FORT SMITH, AR 72901
Phone: (479) 784-2201
Fax: (479) 784-2430
Meetings:
First and Third Tuesday
Web Site: Official Web Site
Email: administration@fortsmithar.gov
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