Joseph Pulitzer

Historical marker location:

11 North 4th Street, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from North 4th Street near Market Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1947

April 10, 1847 - October 29, 1911

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.