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1934 Map of Ozone

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Ozone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

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The Boston Mountains landscape of northern Arkansas is documented here just before the mid-1930s, revealing a rugged upland economy built on timber and subsistence farming. Scattered settlements such as Salus, Ozone, and Hagarville anchor a network of isolated rural communities, many of which are identified by their schools and churches. Notable clusters like the Gillian Settlement and Strawberry Settlement suggest deep-rooted family-based landholdings typical of this era in Johnson County.

Logistics across the high ridges relied on primitive routes like the Cutoff Trail and Peggy Steep Trail, while fire watchmen monitored the dense forests from the Devils Knob Fire Tower. The abundance of named schools, including Mountain Hall Sch, Oak Grove Sch, and Red Oak Sch, points to a surprisingly dense population in the hollows and along the many forks of the Mulberry River and Big Piney Creek before the great migrations out of the Ozarks.