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Fort Smith lies on the Arkansas–Oklahoma state border, situated at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, also known as Belle Point. Fort Smith was established as a western frontier military post in 1817, when it was also a center of fur trading. The city developed there.
Fort Smith (Chipewyan: Thebacha "beside the rapids") is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the Alberta border along the 60th parallel north.
Fort Smith, NT Canada. The Mayor and Council wish to acknowledge the Town of Fort Smith is located within Treaty 8 Territory. Treaty 8 Territory encompasses the traditional homelands of Salt River First Nation, Smith’s Landing First Nation, and the Indigenous Metis people of Fort Smith.
Fort Smith was supposed to become the capital of the Northwest Territories, headquarters for the Territorial Government, RCMP & The Catholic Church were right here, but the title was given to Yellowknife in 1967 due to its central location.
Situated on the banks of the Slave River, surrounded by the Boreal forest it is the southernmost community in the Northwest Territories. The four rapids on the Slave River were the reasons for the town to come alive. Those rapids were the gateway for early travellers on the river system going north.
Aug 7, 2012 · The Town of Fort Smith is located on the southwest bank of the SLAVE RIVER near the Alberta-NWT border, 724 air km north of Edmonton. Situated on the river that was an important link between the Prairies and the MACKENZIE RIVER valley, the site was a PORTAGE route around 3 sets of rapids.
Fort Smith is a friendly little town full of big adventure. Perched on the Slave River, right at the NWT-Alberta border, it was long the gateway to the Northwest Territories. Now, it’s your entrance to Canada’s biggest national park and is home to some of the best whitewater paddling around.
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