Historic Ozark - Weaver House Traditional Cache
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Historic Ozark - Weaver House
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This is a brief bit of history relating to Ozark, MO.
***** Please DO NOT ATTEMPT after dark*****
The Weaver House is the oldest standing structure in Ozark.
It is also the only pre-Civil War building still standing in the
City of Ozark today.
It was built before the Civil War sometime between 1842-1855, by
John Weaver.
Another nearby feature was the Old Bluff Spring, it was just across
the road in front of the house.
It served all of Ozarks' residents with drinking water for many
years. The Spring is no longer in use today.
There is quite a bit of history that goes along with the "Weaver
House" as well.
- Bald Knobbers: The North bedroom was once used as a meeting
place by the Bald Knobbers.
A replica of the hood the Bald Knobbers wore on their "visits" was
burned into the floor.
This was a common practice whenever they would meet somewhere in a
building.
The burn spot is still visible on the floor to this day.
- Civil War: There is a dark stain on the floor near the North
window in the North bedroom
that is said to be where a Union Officer bled.
- Union Troops used the valley below the house(Finley River
Park), as their Camp and Fortification.
- A Civil War skirmish took place in the valley and on this
property. There is also and account that states
that August 1, 1862, Confederate Soldiers are injured and are
treated at the Weaver house during a Civil War skirmish.
- The fireplace chimney had a hole in the east side where several
reported that it was where a cannonball had gone through
it.
In the early days the house was used as a boarding house and
stagecoach stop, being in the perfect location
between the business district, the old mill, and close to the
depot.
The house was restored by Don Russell in the late '30s-to- early
40s.
The house is currently owned by the City of Ozark and is being used
as the Offices of the Ozark Parks Department.
***Approval granted by the Ozark Parks Dept. Thank You
Dodee!***
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