Bald Knobbers
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The Bald Knobbers were a group of vigilantes in the Ozark region of southwest Missouri, United States from 1885 to 1889. They are commonly depicted wearing black horned hoods with white outlines of fa
Depiction of Bald Knobbers in the lost 1919 film The Shepherd of the Hills
Appalachian balds
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In the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States, balds are mountain summits or crests covered primarily by thick vegetation of native grasses or shrubs occurring in areas where heavy forest
Bald Knobbers
…evolved during the rapid proliferation of the group into neighboring counties from its Taney County origins. The group got its name from the grassy bald knob summits of the nearby Ozark Mountains. The hill where they first met, Snapp's Bald, is located just north of Kirbyville, Missouri. An article in the October…
Grassy Ridge Bald in the Roan Highlands
Clear vistas make grassy balds attractive to hikers