About

Ozark Southern Stone

Stone for all your building and landscaping needs.

History

Founded in 1883, the Ozark Southern Stone quarry was originally named Eureka Stone Co. and owned by an early Eureka Springs postmaster, Benjamin J. Rosewater. Rosewater and the Eureka Springs former governor, Powell Clayton, joined forces to improve Eureka Springs’ infrastructures and city planning. Using limestone from the quarry, Rosewater constructed Crescent Hotel and Eureka Springs Library.

Rosewater’s contribution towards constructing crucial buildings in Eureka Springs created a positive catalyst impact on the city’s economy. Decades later, Eureka Stone Co. transitioned to Ozark Southern Stone and has been providing local and regional services for over 10 years.

    • Limestone Quality

    For the construction of Crescent Hotel, erected in 1886 and still stands, Powell Clayton and architect Isaac Taylor of Frisco Railroad use limestone from the Ozark Southern Stone quarry. Transported in special wagons, the heavy pieces of limestone required a team of specialists from Ireland to assist and advise in the construction, cutting and fitting of the limestone.

    The leader of the Ireland team, Mr. O’Shawnessy, recalled “Throughout the many years of [my] stone working career, [I have] never encountered a stone with such density and quality as ‘White River Limestone’. O’Shawnessy successfully predicted that the limestone will become a popular construction product in the future and further stated that because of its unique characteristics, the 18” thick walls of the Crescent Hotel would withstand the destructive forces of time and retain it’s original beauty for years to come.

    Legacy Mining

    Legacy Mining LLC—an affiliate of Sixty West—was originally established in 2017 to oversee and operate Ozark Southern Stone Properties, LLC. Legacy Mining provides both field and office personnel with decades of mining and marketing experience. Legacy Mining works in the field of operations to improve workplace safety, efficiencies, sales and bottom lines. The Legacy Mining office staff works on savings and proper procurement processes.

    As a team, we have lowered labor and equipment repair costs and improved output, while doubling the sales of high-grade bulk blocks at Ozark Southern Stone Properties dimensional stone quarry. The addition of digital scales, a tracking process, a user-friendly accounting format and proper training have made for updated digital weight-based pricing and faster load out times.

    Though new to the Sixty-West family, we at Legacy Mining are targeting many years of safe production, while earning strong returns for our clients.