Historical Marker
World War I Memorial
Historical marker location:
415 South Ohio Avenue, Sedalia, Missouri
( Memorial is on Ohio Avenue south of 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.)
World War II, Korea, Vietnam.
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.