U.S. Marshals Museum To Open Doors on September 24, 2019

By AmmoLand Editor JE

FORT SMITH, Ark. -(Ammoland.com)- During its executive board meeting, the U.S. Marshals Museum today announced it will open its doors on September 24, 2019 to coincide with the 230^th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service.

“The Fort Smith community came together and brought this museum home,” said Patrick Weeks, president and CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum. “The time is now to help us capitalize on our positive momentum and get this world-class project built.”

With the board’s approval, the museum will now execute a strategic campaign to help reach its $60-million goal.

In addition to involving community members and local corporations, it will capitalize on the results of the Gateway Planning’s “Propelling Downtown Forward” plan that reiterated the museum’s riverfront location as vital to downtown Fort Smith’s future economic viability and success.

“The U.S. Marshals Museum is already doing so much to benefit our community—both economically and culturally through our extensive educational programming and our National Learning Center,” said Robert Young, chairman of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation. “This fundraising campaign will allow us to do even more for Fort Smith, especially our historic downtown and riverfront.”

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