Historical Marker

Vietnam War Memorial

Historical marker location:
211 4th St, Vienna, Missouri
( Memorial is on Main Street south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Ralph A. Branson, Jr. Memorial. Mar. 17, 1968.

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.