If These Walls Could Talk? They Can.
Historical marker location:
3354 South Jefferson Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Cherokee Street and South Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Cherokee Street.)
Welcome to the Cherokee-Lemp History Walk. Cherokee-Lemp Historic District
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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.