Historical Marker
St. Joseph Museum
Historical marker location:
1100 Charles Street, St. Joseph, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of Charles Street and South 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Charles Street.)
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.