Ozark - Ozark, AL
N 31° 27.516 W 085° 38.426
16R E 629172 N 3481228
Ozark is the fourth county seat of Dale County Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMH24R
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2013
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The Ozark historical marker is a standard Historic Chattahoochee Commission metal marker. It is located on the east lawn of the Dale County Courthouse. The marker was placed by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Dale County Historical Society.
Marker Name: Ozark
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Fourth County Seat of Dale County
In 1868, southern one third of Dale County became part of Geneva County. In 1869 courthouse in Newtown burned; an election on January 17. 1870 selected Ozark as county seat. A “New Ozark” was surveyed on 70 acres centered on courthouse. The Southern Star and other businesses, moved from Newtown to Ozark in 170. Courthouses on this site were built in 1870, 1885 (replacing one which burned in 1884), 1901, and present building in 1968.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1979
Marker Number: None
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