re: Since 1926 Arkansas and Oklahoma have only met 3 times.

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you'll see quite a few Oklahoma shirts in Fort Smith

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Fort Smith culturally is Oklahoma. It was the last bastion of civilization on the edge of Indian Territory. It's very much an "Old West" town historically.

Fort Smith is not considered part of "Northwest Arkansas" anymore than Russellville is, though. NWA is a metro. Ft Smith is its own thing.