Historical Marker
Lawrence County Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
326 Sloan Avenue, Mount Vernon, Missouri
( Marker is on Sloan Avenue near Lynn Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1987
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.