Historical Marker

Historic Flaven/Browne Building Complex

Historical marker location:
3300 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and 33rd Steet, on the left when traveling west on Pennsylvania Ave..)
Marker installed: 1983

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.