A Special Place: The Fort Smith Story

Travel through the history of this great city from the early, wild frontier days to the strong, diversified economic area it has become today.

[@bchristian85]

Fort Smith was better in the '80s when this video was made. The closure of many of the manufacturing plants hit the town hard. Today, leaving town when you turn 18 or when you graduate from UAFS is a rite of passage.

[@lordnerdyguy]

Bradley Martin, the son who owns the Trolley Museum now, goes to my church and it's weird seeing him so young. It's also really cool seeing such history in my hometown.

[@Resolute070]

My great-grandfather was a juror for Judge Parker. I enjoyed growing up in Fort Smith.

[@cixzzz2263]

Judge Parker is my ancestor!

[@bonniewarren5518]

@@stm5578 I do too

[@kaylasmith6179]

Really

[@Resolute070]

@@kaylasmith6179 Yes. I have the jury summons tucked away. May donate it to museum some day.

[@johnslate717]

Decided that within the next year I’m moving my wife son and I to Arkansas fort smith from Merced California . I’ve wanted to move to a place that has history and meaning along with a good public culture .

[@loladivine5800]

Don't do it 😂 it's meth town

[@loladivine5800]

U mean meth culture

[@joekuhl3500]

Move to Hackett, its just south of fort smith. Youll love it.

[@petrachavez6510]

@Caelyn Dewitt he should move to the Southside of town the Northside is just full of drugs and guns

[@modest8930]

Please don't bring the California mindset with you. It's the last thing this place needs

[@leandar]

I had this on video back when I was a kid, I think it aired on AETN. Nice kick back to the past there!

[@Acy17isfamousowo]

What an amazing documentary

[@biggyjames6483]

I live right by Fort Smith and actually there all the time it is a great little city drove a cab there for a while. I and my father both have worked at fort chaffee it has changed a lot since it went to State ownership. A great place to visit.

[@billysimpson3177]

I had a great childhood in Fort Smith, indeed it is a special place

[@BigBadJohn]

It's crazy to see anyone talk about Fort Smith without Samuel Caswell Vaught and his descendants. They actually had to move nearly 500 Vaught family graves to build Lake Fort Smith. He and his seven sons were all buried there. With his brother Barry over in Caddo Gap as well, half the native population has a connection to the Vaught's. All of us tracing back to a Man born on the Cherokee Nation in what was to become Alabama.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Excellent share

[@robertmcgee7083]

Was born there, family left to ca when I was only one. Love to visit someday.

[@teresasmiley4491]

I so enjoy this video. The history is amazing. I’ve been in Arkansas for a year and a half from Washington state. I am going to be moving and now after seeing this video I’m moving to Fort Smith. I love the historical factors of the city. I live in Russell town which is a beautiful town, but I like historical places so I am moving there. We are now looking for a home and now I know where to go. Thank you for this wonderful video. This video has made my mind choose for Smith for my new home. Thank you.👋🏻👍🏼🌸

[@joshuaparsons1377]

Wow, the narrator was Lawrence Luckinbill, he played Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

[@ummmweirdo1015]

I'm from fort Smith arkansas

[@whutitdew]

It's a nice place

[@koltenschibbelhut3766]

Me 2!!!!

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

My home!!!!!!!!!....Im so proud to say I'm from Arkansas!!!

[@MrIzaiah2007YT]

Im From oklahoma, LOL

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

@@MrIzaiah2007YT And?

[@koltenschibbelhut3766]

Wow your name didn’t give it away hahahah

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

@@koltenschibbelhut3766 👍

[@xavierharris9749]

Me from Fort Smith, AR: 🙋‍♂️

[@michaelward9167]

At 8:53 is shown W.P. Pitcock. I learned that he was my great - great grandfather on my mom's side. Don't what he did after riding for Parker. He fought for the CSA, died in 1919, and is buried in the National Cemetery in Littler Rock.

[@KitaBooBear]

Restoring the Beauty of Football

[@douglasdixon524]

In late May 1988 alot of the kids from Fort Smith Southside High School including myself and my date Sundi, had dinner at Miss Laura's. It was really beautiful in there. This had to of been filmed close to that time. 12:15, That old pharmacy with soda fountain is really nice to visit.

[@vic078]

yep, I live there!

[@Absaroka]

I was born there. Can't wait to visit again.

[@unique144]

Viktoria F samee

[@adamjenkins3333]

born and live

[@coldarmy2926]

Same here

[@carson.t1475]

Viktoria F same :3

[@dianecannon9046]

I'm moving there in nov cant wait to get out of az

[@michaelward9167]

Why do you want to leave AZ? I talked to a man some years ago; he move to Fort Smith from Phoenix. Said Phoenix was getting to much like Los Angeles; he said moved to Phoenix to get away from LA.

[@coldarmy2926]

diane cannon Trust me , you'll want to move back to Arizona ...

[@loladivine5800]

Don't do it 😂 meth town

[@evearcana2392]

Did you move? Update?

[@notarobot638]

History’s left a thick reminisce of outlaw culture back home that still shows

[@ihrtsza]

I live in fort Smith ;-;

[@bonnoe8798]

same

[@maddoxwilson8319]

Same. I’m in fianna

[@kevinleon2322]

Same

[@kevinleon2322]

You guys tryyna meet up :)

[@ihrtsza]

@@kevinleon2322 Haha sadly I do not live there anymore, I moved to Georgia but I do miss it

[@juliankok8508]

I came to Westark Community College here in 1983...

[@archivingtime]

What kind of a soundtrack is it?

[@OldFloatingSeaman]

We are there for 24hrs in 2019. Best places to visit?

[@chevyvoodoo3849]

No surprise they left Bass Reeves out..

[@asaking5795]

I know, right! They mention the outlaw Belle Starr and Reeves was the one who arrested her.

[@waynelayton8568]

Why is it a surprise? What exactly are you trying to say?

[@abizzybiz771]

@@waynelayton8568are u retarded?

[@spayne8271]

“Live the History “

[@Stonecoldcwbys]

Use to play there as a kid...

[@wombmanmaddriven8331]

Stonecoldcwbys Me to went to that Christian school forgot the name of it

[@Stonecoldcwbys]

Oh I hung out there everyday!!! lol I was young tho hehe

[@adamjenkins3333]

where was it?

[@Strange-en4qd]

Stonecoldcwbys me too but I was born in VanBuren

[@markriva4259]

My Mom is from Fort Smith.

[@KitaBooBear]

Grounding His Field

[@KitaBooBear]

Broke his Back to Govern his Spring

[@Michelle21560]

The courthouse at the beginning isn't our actual courthouse! That was Judge Parker's.

[@jdadams5487]

I live in Lavaca Arkansas

[@romansanchez2277]

Man I can’t believe Stann Smith got his own county

[@sethalim8283]

World museum

[@Stonecoldcwbys]

The old parker court house...

[@deannaspencer8988]

Restrictions Now 800,000 % Fort Smith Ark, Ac Units Freeze up Now 900,000% Bing

[@karilove3510]

Kelli

[@donaldmartin5010]

Fort Smith ar is one of the most true west towns

[@alvindiaz6749]

yep I live in fort smith for the pST 14 MONTHS MAYBE I GETTING OLD HERE LIKE 69

[@Strange-en4qd]

Fuck I miss it there

[@waynelayton8568]

The Vietnamese love hot and humid weather

[@KitaBooBear]

Lands of the Times Conditions of the Wise

[@jamesgray5243]

Why is Bass Reeves Not mention in thus Story.

[@asaking5795]

I think we all know why

[@waynelayton8568]

Maybe because back then, he wasn't as popular as he is now.

[@FancySeeingYouHere]

Bass Reaves !?

[@Stonecoldcwbys]

I was born in Ft Smith 1960

[@wombmanmaddriven8331]

Stonecoldcwbys Wow hi

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

1973 here!

[@sethalim8283]

World the fort smith story

[@michaeldobbs4734]

Bass Reeves?

[@sethalim8283]

World smith story

[@robertmcgee7083]

Surprised nobody killed Parker.

[@maddoxwilson8319]

Aye, who lives in Fianna Hills?

[@cixzzz2263]

Me lmaoo

[@KitaBooBear]

Should I have to be this man my father was will you accept the color floating from my gloves

[@kd6844]

50 safest? Check current crime stats?

[@user-lp8om1fg8g]

Fort Shit

[@jholyroller6048]

I live in fort Smith an to take a life is not man's job God's only job to take a life were not in the old testiment anymore were In the new covenant Jesus says not to kill anymore

[@leecrotty658]

The writing is so bad and cliche.