Judge Parker’s Gallows

Here you see the main attraction at Fort Smith National Park. A recreation of the gallows where Hanging Judge Isaac Parker sent 79 criminals to their death.

And people say kids will get bored at such historical monuments! This makes history come alive! Er, come dead...?

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Comments

Well, it's like they say, Those who deny history are doomed to be hung by the neck until they become one with it

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 05/19/12 at 11:07 AM

What ? .. no recreation hangings to add to the experience.... pfffftttttt

:coolmad:

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/19/12 at 03:46 PM

'recreation hangings' :lol:
Yeah, just for fun.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/19/12 at 07:20 PM

I'm compiling a list of candidates that will be asked to "volunteer".

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/20/12 at 11:40 AM

Are a lot of them currently government officials over there honey?

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/20/12 at 09:47 PM

There. Here. There isn't a lot of difference.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/21/12 at 12:02 AM

Here's the other selling feature, from the Did You Know? section: Fort Smith National Historic Site completed a major renovation of their Visitor Center in the summer of 2000.

That seals the deal. I'm popping the kids in the car and we're driving 2,000 miles to see that. We can catch the World's Biggest Perogy, Mitchell Corn Palace and Bear Country USA on the way down.

Posted by Harvey on 05/21/12 at 01:49 AM

Hey, I really did drive 2000 miles to the Mitchell Corn Palace...

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 05/22/12 at 03:32 AM

A girl named "Bunny" and a guy named "Harvey" both drove 2,000 miles to see the same ah.... National Treasure.

Now, is that coincidence or leg-pulling?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/22/12 at 03:38 AM

Fort Smith National Historic Site completed a major renovation of their Visitor Center in the summer of 2000.

Posted by MySlippers on 05/28/12 at 03:50 AM

Hay! FBS! One of you cousins is SPAMing us.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/28/12 at 03:56 AM

What can I say? Footwear love their canned meat. I'll take the spam, spam. spam. spam, spam, spam, baked beans and spam, and hold the baked beans.

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 05/28/12 at 08:48 PM

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