Historical Marker
Vietnam War Memorial
Historical marker location:
100 West Main Street, Richmond, Missouri
( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 10) and Thornton Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.)
1959 - 1975.
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.