Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
1518 E McCarty St, Jefferson City, Missouri
( Memorial is at the intersection of East McCarty Street and South Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling west on East McCarty Street.)
Marker installed: 1976
1776 - 1976.
The Missouri Ozarks region is home to the "Bald Knobbers", a vigilante group that formed in the 1880s to enforce the law in the area. They were named after the bald hilltops where they held their meetings and were known for wearing black hoods and using violence to maintain order.