Iron Mountain Railroad

Historical marker location:

Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Marceau Street and South Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Marceau Street.)

Life in 1800's Carondelet

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.