Ted Simmons

Historical marker location:

740 Clark Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of 8th Street (Old U.S. 66) and Clark Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 8th Street.)

St. Louis N.L., 1968-80; Milwaukee N.L., 1981-85; Atlanta N.L., 1986-88

The famous Dred Scott case, which helped fuel the tensions that led to the Civil War, originated in Missouri. Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom in the Missouri courts in 1857, but the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ruled against him.