The Origin of the Ozarks

  • by George Bailey • Published: March 27, 2007

The term _Ozarks_ is most likely derived from a phonetic rendering in English of the French phrase "aux Arcs", by which French colonialists would've meant "aux Arkansas", i.e. the trading post at Arkansas Post on the Mississippi River.

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