Leon R. Strauss (1928-1999)

Historical marker location:
522 North Grand Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker is on North Grand Boulevard just south of Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.)

Urban Pioneer and Preservationist

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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.