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An 1878 map of Fort Smith and the Arkansas River showing a large sandbar in the channel.
Early Fort Smith and vicinity, probably antebellum era.

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These views of the Kansas City Southern - St. Louis and San Francisco Union Depot interior and exterior were photographed by Carrol Copeland from oversized prints donated by H.E. Huber but first commissioned by Nicholas Muff.
Although not a true map, this promotional graphic does present a rough picture of the railroads that passed through Fort Smith.
Clicking on this image of the "Perspective Map of Fort Smith, Ark." won't take you to a larger version of this same map. It will take you to a page on which it is image mapped. Clicking on a section of the map there will zoom you to page displaying a larger, more detailed image of that section.
A 1904 map of the coal fields of Sebastian County.
Section 1 of this 1894 map of the northwest corner of Fort Smith depicts the streets, layout and landmarks of the city at that time. In the lower left corner, the location of the second Fort Smith is visible, probably with its walls still in tact.
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the 1894 map of Fort Smith.
Section 2 of this 1894 map of Fort Smith depicts the streets, layout and landmarks of what was then the northeast corner of Fort Smtih. In the upper left hand corner of the map, Town Branch wends its way toward the Arkansas River from downtown Fort Smith.
Section 3 of this 1894 map of Fort Smith depicts the layout, streets and landmarks of what was then the west central part Fort Smith.
Section 4 of this 1894 map of Fort Smith depicts the layout, streets and landmarks of what was then the east central part of Fort Smith.
Section 5 of this 1894 map of Fort Smith illustrates the streets, layout and landmarks of the southwest corner of the city at that time.
Section 6 of this 1894 map of Fort Smith illustrates the streets, city limits and layout of the southeast corner of the city at that time.
This map was printed Jan. 18, 1914, in the Fort Smith Times Record as part of a large ad for the sale of house lots to take place the next day in South Fort Smith, the area between Zero Street and Phoenix Avenue today.
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