Every third year a full-scale reenactment of the Battle of Pilot Knob is staged, attracting tens of thousands of spectators to Pilot Knob. If you are a history buff and like your history unvarnished, this is the right place for you. The towns of Pilot Knob, Ironton, and Arcadia were of strategic importance as the southern terminus of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad. Union soldiers occupied Pilot Knob, the Arcadia Valley Region, and Black River area throughout the Wa