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Earliest tombstone is that of Captain Gookin, who died in 1842, the same year the city of Fort Smith was incorporated. Other personalities buried here included Arkansas Governor William Fishback; Captain John Rogers, founder of Fort Smith; and Arthur Erback, husband of Pearl Starr. More than 80 deputy U.S. marshals who served under Federal Judge Isaac Parker in the late 19th century are buried in Fort Smith's 30-acre Oak Cemetery, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Also interred among the more than 14,000 graves are 15 Fort Smith mayors, more than 100 Confederate soldiers, and 28 men ordered hanged by Judge Parker.
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Location:
1300 S Greenwood Ave, Fort Smith Arkansas 72901
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Toll Free: 800-637-1477
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