Louis Clark Brock

Historical marker location:

700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of South 8th Street and Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 8th Street.)

Marker installed: 1999

Chicago N.L., 1961-1964. St. Louis N.L., 1964-1979

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.