Historical Marker
Time Capsule
Historical marker location:
107 Court Square, West Plains, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Court Square (Washington Avenue) and West Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Court Square (Washington Avenue).)
Marker installed: 1976
Buried December 17, 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.