A Downtown Stroll with Judge and Mrs. Isaac Parker

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Fort Smith Museum of History
A Downtown Stroll with Judge and Mrs. Isaac Parker
Saturday, May 16, 2015
11:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.

In celebration of Fort Smith Western Heritage Month, join Judge and Mrs. Isaac Parker on May 16 for a stroll downtown at 11:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m.  The 11:00 a. m. tour will follow the presentation Garrison Avenue: A Look Back with Chuck Girard.  Beginning at the Fort Smith Museum of History, the tour guides visitors on a short walk of the area while discussing historic buildings still in place and long gone.  The tour explores the story of Fort Smith’s main street from the Garrison Avenue Bridge to the Kannady Block.  Learn about the first bridge over the Arkansas River, the Reynolds, Davis and Co. Building, Speer Hardware, Marble Hall, Adelaide Hall and more.  Floyd and Sue Robison portray Judge and Mrs. Parker.

Offered free with museum admission:  $5 adults, $2 children, under age six are free.