Historical Marker
El Camino Real
Historical marker location:
32 E Missouri St, Benton, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of East Missouri Street and Winchester Street (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling east on East Missouri Street.)
Marker installed: 1915
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.