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2 unusual facts about Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith


Murray Chatlain

Murray Chatlain (born January 19, 1963) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who (as of 2013) serves as Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas and Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Chatlain as coadjutor bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith in June 2007.


Battle of Fort Smith

Several days later Gano's superior, General Douglas Cooper, led a Confederate division several miles north to Fort Smith.

Big D and Bubba

KMAG-FM in Fort Smith, Arkansas was the show's third affiliate and has carried the show longer than any other station (except for original flagship, WYNK).

Black Beaver

When Captain Randolph B. Marcy escorted the first 500 emigrants from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Santa Fe during the gold rush days of 1849, he engaged Black Beaver as his guide.

Brett Goode

Goode was born in Pampa, Texas, and attended Northside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Clement Finley

His first assignment carried with it four years with his regiment in Louisiana, then two years in what was then the wilds of Arkansas, at Fort Smith.

Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center

Fort Chaffee, located just outside of Fort Smith (Sebastian County) and Barling (Sebastian County) on Arkansas Highway 22, has served the United States as an army training camp, a prisoner of war camp, and a refugee camp.

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

Fort Smith Mission Park is a popular tourist attraction featuring historic buildings and a grotto from the Oblate Catholic Mission.

Whooping Cranes, an endangered species, also nest in the area during the summer and can be viewed via air charters as ground access is prohibited.

Frisco 4003

The Frisco put it into service hauling freight between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Monett, Missouri, which included a stretch through the Boston Mountains that was relatively steep.

Harry Feldman

Harry "Hank" Feldman (November 10, 1919, New York City – March 16, 1962, Fort Smith, Arkansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants from 1941 to 1946.

Heartsill Ragon

Ragon was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his resignation effective June 16, 1933, having been appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on May 12, 1933, in which capacity he served until his death in Fort Smith, Arkansas, September 15, 1940.

History of Cleveland County, Oklahoma

In November 1858, Edward F. Beale (1822-1893) was surveying a proposed wagon road from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the Colorado River and passed by Chisholm's Post.

Honkytonk U

The beginning shows Toby Keith as a child working at his grandmother's nightclub, called Billie's night club in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1972.

Jean Havlish

She also was successful on the pro bowling tour, winning titles in Indianapolis, Kansas City and Fort Smith, and competed in the FIQ Tournament in Winnipeg, where the five-woman team won gold medals and the three-woman team earned bronze medals.

John Billee

Following his arrest by United States Marshals Will Ayers, James Wilkerson, and Perry DuVall (or DuVal) for robbery and murder, he was taken to Fort Smith, Arkansas.

John Leak Springston

Two years later, he accepted an important appointment as interpreter in the United States court at Fort Smith, presided over by Judge Isaac C. Parker, the infamous “Hanging Judge of Indian Territory.”

King Opera House

The King Opera House is a performance space of Fort Smith's Young Actors Guild, whose past productions have included Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, and Alice in Wonderland.

Police POV

The show features officers from the Cincinnati, Fort Smith, and Chattanooga police departments.

Richard Speer

Before transitioning to print journalism in 2000 he worked as a news writer, editor, and producer for WESH-TV (Orlando), WHLT-TV (Hattiesburg, Mississippi), WJTV (Jackson, Mississippi), and KFSM-TV (Fort Smith/Fayetteville, Arkansas).

South Slave Divisional Education Council

Specifically, it is responsible for schools in the communities of Fort Resolution, Fort Smith, K'atl'odeche First Nation, Hay River, and Lutselk'e.

Van Buren, Arkansas

As part of the primary Fort Smith metropolitan area, many Fort Smith based television stations including KHBS and KFSM, whose radio mast is built in Van Buren, provide local news and weather.


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