Historical Marker
Game On!
Historical marker location:
Wells Drive, Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Wells Drive and Hampton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Wells Drive.)
A Tradition of Competition.
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.