Station: Ozark, MI

Ozark was the site of charcoal kilns operated by the Martel Furnace Company. It was originally a flag stop on the DSS&A and called Johnson's. It was changed to Ozark in 1884. It was located 23 miles northwest of St. Ignace.

Image info: A photograph of Ozark early in the 1900's. This may have been a section house or make-shift depot. [CMUL]

Notes

Ozark has two abandoned limestone quarries (2004).  The limestone quarry on the southwest side of the DSS&A main line was established first.  The quarry that was last "mined" is the quarry on the east side of the DSS&A and can be observed from the M-123 highway.  The DSS&A spur served this quarry.  The Martel Furnace Company built charcoal kilns at Ozark and a standard gauge railroad to supply cordwood for the kilns. [CB/MIHX8]

Cadillac Siding goes east from the DSS&A main line approximately 0.4 miles south of the spur to the charcoal kilns and limestone quarry. [CB/MIHX8]

Time Line

2004. The Ozark depot still exists as of 2004. It is an old box car that was used as a DSS&A depot, then as a hunting cabin.  It has been sitting empty for years. [CB/MIHX8]