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