Although grainy, this image is one of the few views of the entire grounds of old Fort Smith, ca. 1890. Looking east from Belle Point, the buildings and structures shown here are gallows, left, the LeFlore House, the jail and guard house. In the 1870s, the site and remaining buildings of the second military fort was converted to use by the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas and Indian Territory. It was here that Judge Isaac Parker presided as judge for almost 20 years.