Sts. Peter and Paul Parish

Historical marker location:

1919 S 7th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of South 7th Street and Geyer Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 7th Street.)

Founded 1849

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.