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Fort Smith (Sebastian County)

BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: Arkansas · approx. 35.39, -94.4 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Arkansas River

What turns up: Frontier military post and Arkansas River gateway to Indian Territory. Riverfront, the old garrison area and Garrison Avenue back lots should produce 1880s and earlier bottles, military buttons and insignia, ordnance, clay pipes and saloon-district glass.

Access: Gray area.

Arkansas River bed below ordinary high water mark is state public trust where removal is restricted; the fort grounds are a protected historic and federal site, and town uplands are private or municipal and need permission. State law protects archaeological sites and unmarked graves.

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.