
Porum GEAR UP Students Tour Fort Smith Museum of History
Forty tenth and eleventh-grade Porum GEAR UP students recently toured the Fort Smith Museum of History. Upon entry into the museum, students were greeted by museum staff and volunteers who presented a timeline that walked through the city’s history. Founded as a military fort in 1817, Fort Smith became a fur-trading center before turning into a full-fledged city. Museum staff led the students through the museum’s first floor, where volunteers provided reenactments at the different exhibits to enhance the students learning experience. The first floor includes the William O. Darby Memorial room that tells the story of founder Darby’s Rangers