Light Field Gun, 75mm, M1897A7

Historical marker location:

4617 Dahlia Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Christy Boulevard and Gravois Avenue (State Highway 30), on the left when traveling north on Christy Boulevard.)

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.