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Sebastian County Courthouse & City Hall
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
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Sebastian County
Seat of Justice
This permanent seat of justice in Sebastian County, created in 1851 was
located on a site to which was given the name of Greenwood. In 1861
another courthouse was erected at Fort Smith and since then the county
has maintained two seats of justice. The county was named for William K.
Sebastian, a United States Senator 1849 - 1861.
Arkansas Centennial Commission. 1838 - 1938.
Arkansas History Commission.
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Concrete Street
50 Year Service Award 1963
Fort Smith, Arkansas
General Paving District - 1913
Most 50 - year old concrete streets of any city in U.S.A. 21.3 miles.
Awarded by Portland Cement Association.
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Erected A.D. 1837.
Cornerstone from old
courthouse?
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Sebastian County
California Gold Seekers
The emigrant train of forty-niners, 5,000 strong, set out from Fort
Smith in April, 1849 with an escort of United States Regulars under the
command of Captain R.B. Marcy.
1938 Arkansas Centennial Commission
Arkansas History Commission
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