Historical Marker
The Weldon Spring Site
Historical marker location:
Weldon Spring, Missouri
( Marker can be reached from State Highway 94 north of Soldiers Drive, on the right when traveling south.)
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.