Historical Marker

147 North Main

Historical marker location:
149 North Main, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker is on North Main Street north of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2010

The Palace Clothing Co. • 1902-1980. 1925 • Emil Weil.

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.