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Fort Smith is a city situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers. It is one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. It is also the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Fort Smith, Arkansas and the counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, Arkansas and Le Flore and Sequoyah, Oklahoma. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 82,481, making it the state's second most populous city behind Little Rock. There are only two high schools in the city of Fort Smith (leading to quite a rivalry between them), Northside High School (the Grizzlies) and Southside High School (the Rebels). The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is the city's only state supported institution of higher learning, however, Webster University and John Brown University each have a satellite campus located in the city. Fort Smith has a sister city relationship with Cisterna, Italy.

The Fort Smith Convention Center is brand new and began hosting events in January 2001. The Center is located in the heart of historic downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas - "Where the new South meets the old West."

The Convention Center is within walking distance from the National Cemetery, National Historic Site and adjacent Fort Smith Museum and a short distance from River Front Park, antique shops and a variety of excellent downtown restaurants, or just for fun, why not relive days gone by with a short trolley ride.

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