Historical Marker
Bess Truman Birthplace
Historical marker location:
117 West Ruby Avenue, Independence, Missouri
( Marker is on West Ruby Avenue just west of South Main Street, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1984
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.