Memorial Park

Historical marker location:

Fulton, Missouri

( Memorial is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Court Street, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street.)

Marker installed: 1922

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.