Lewis and Clark Expedition

Historical marker location:

101 Madison St, Jefferson City, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Madison Street and State Street, on the left when traveling north on Madison Street.)

Marker installed: 1953

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.