Lonesome Dove: Fort Smith, Arkansas

Fort Smith, Arkansas, home of Sheriff July Johnson and his deputy, Roscoe Brown.

Peach was picking her way across the main street of Fort Smith, which was less of a quagmire than usual, since it had been dry lately. She was carrying a red rooster for some reason. She was the largest woman in town, nearly six feet tall, whereas Ben had been the runt of the Johnson family. Also, Peach talked a blue streak and Ben had seldom uttered three words a week, although he had been the mayor of the town. Now Peach still talked a blue streak and Ben was dead.

Photo: fortsmith.org

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