The Gallows

The Gallows (HM1433)

Location: Fort Smith, AR 72901 Sebastian County
Country: United States of America
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N 35° 23.26', W 94° 25.807'

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With the largest criminal jurisdiction of any federal court at the time, the Western District of Arkansas handled an extraordinary number of murder and rape cases. When a jury found defendants guilty in these capital cases, federal law mandated the death penalty. In Fort Smith, that meant an execution by hanging on a "crude and unsightly" gallows.

A visitor to the city in 1893 recommended constructing a new gallows to evoke the "sacredness and majesty of the law." This was never achieved and a year after the last execution, the city of Fort Smith destroyed the gallows structure.

"I do not desire to hang you men. It is the law." Judge Isaac C. Parker
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HM NumberHM1433
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Placed ByFort Smith National Historic Site National Park Services, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 8:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 370113 N 3916974
Decimal Degrees35.38766667, -94.43011667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 23.26', W 94° 25.807'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 23' 15.60" N, 94° 25' 48.42" W
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Area Code(s)501, 479
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 122 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith AR 72901, US
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