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'''Fort Smith''' is the second largest city in the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]] and the seat of government of Sebastian County. The 2010 population was 86,209. Fort Smith is located near the [[Oklahoma]] border.
The city was particularly known in the 19th century for the court of [[U.S. District Judge]] [[Isaac Parker]], the "Hanging Judge" who sent some one hundred criminals to the gallows.
From 1967 to 1972, Fort Smith was represented in the Arkansas House of Representatives by the [[Republican]] [[George E. Nowotny, Jr.]], a geologist and businessman originally from New Braunfels, [[Texas]], and later a resident of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].
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[[Category:Arkansas Cities and Towns]]