Springfield

Historical marker location:

Republic, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and State Highway M, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 60.)

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.