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Historic Fort Chaffee Army Barracks to Become Residential, Retail Quarters

Plans to renovate more than 20 historic barracks and buildings, originally constructed in 1941 as part of Camp Chaffee, a U.S. Army base east of Fort Smith, will soon be transformed into contemporary living and commercial quarters, recently approved by the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority.  

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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