Fort Smith, courtesy of the 1999 Fort Smith Tour Guide. First Fort Smith was established in 1817 and abandoned in 1824. During the Civil War Second Fort Smith was first garrisoned by Confederate and then Union troops.  Fort Smith was abandoned in 1871
 
NPS 2003 Tour Guide: Touring Fort Smith
 
NPS 2003 Tour Guide: Little Gibraltar on the Arkansas

(3-99) Barracks-Courthouse-Jail, view looking northeast. The first barracks on this site was completed in 1846 and burned 3 years later. It was rebuilt and remained in use until the army left Fort Smith in 1871. In 1872 the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas moved into the building. Judge Isaac C. Parker presided over court cases in the building from 1875 to 1896
 
Panorama from approximate camera position above

(3-99) Cistern, view looking north. Site Marker: This cistern was the primary water supply for the Second Fort Smith. Rain water was channeled into the cistern from the roofs of the adjacent Officers Quarters buildings. Commissary Storehouse (1846) in the background