 The modern settlement of Ozark was established here in the 1830s, and an important road grew connecting Ozark to Fayetteville, Arkansas, following the route of today's Pig Trail Scenic Byway to connect Northwest Arkansas with the river.Ozark played a role on the Trail of Tears.Steamboats would often stop here in times of low water and Native Americans camped in Ozark before moving to Oklahoma on foot.