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Baldknobbers Hanging
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By William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Baldknobbers Hanging Marker (front) | | |
Inscription.
(Front)
On this approximate spot on May 10, 1889 three members of the Baldknobbers were hanged for murder.
The name came from the Bald Knob hilltops on which the Taney County group met.
After the Civil War justice on the area was minimal. In the beginning the Baldknobbers were a group of men dedicated to bring law and order back to the area. While starting out to punish criminals, they evenutally harmed innocent people, culminating on the deaths of two members of the Edens and Greene families in Oldfield.
After extensive trials, four Baldknobbers were sentenced to death. Before the hanging one member escaped jail and was never recaptured.
It was expected that the Governor would commute the sentences of the remaining three. This did not happen and the executions were carried out. This ended the reign of Baldknobber justice in the Ozarks.
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"This marker is not to commemorate the violent acts resulting in many deaths, including those hanged here. It has been erected so that we will remember what happened, so it does not happen again. We would like to forget this part of our past, but must not."
Erected 2009 by Christian County Historical Society.
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By William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Baldknobbers Hanging Marker (back) | | |
37° 1.212′ N, 93° 12.331′ W. Marker is in Ozark, Missouri, in Christian County. Marker is on 2nd Street south of Elm Street, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is on the southeast grounds of the county courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Ozark MO 65721, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Commercial Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.6 miles away); Remember Pearl Harbor (approx. 11.1 miles away); Sigel's Attack (approx. 12.1 miles away); The Ray Family (approx. 12.2 miles away); Fight in Ray's Cornfield (approx. 12.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ozark.
Also see . . .
1. End of the Baldknobbers. (Submitted on September 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Bald Knobbers: The Ozark Vigilantes. (Submitted on September 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Baldknobbers Hanging Marker | | Courthouse in right background | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Image on Baldknobbers Hanging Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 101 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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