Historical Marker

Railroad Crossing

Historical marker location:
105 East Mcfadden Avenue, Owensville, Missouri
( Marker is on East Mcfadden Avenue just west of North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west.)

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.