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Fort Smith remembers William O. Darby with Darby Challenge | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

There s a story still told around the Fort Smith Museum of History about a boy who got his name in the newspaper for leading his friends on an adventure through the city s tunnel system. The museum s executive director, Caroline Speir, doesn t remember all the details of the account, but she knows the lad s name well. Back then, it was Bill Darby; later, he became internationally known as Brig. Gen. William O. Darby, who led his troops into battle in World War II.

New show about legendary lawman Bass Reeves brings attention to Fort Smith museum

A new series on Paramount+ has reignited interest in Bass Reeves, a former enslaved person who gained fame as a deputy U.S. marshal out of Fort Smith.