Historical Marker
Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
900 East 5th Street, Washington, Missouri
( Memorial is at the intersection of East 5th Street and Missouri Highway 47, on the right when traveling east on East 5th Street.)
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.