Fort Davidson

Historical marker location:

Pilot Knob, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of S. McCune Street and Maple Street (Missouri Highway 221), on the right when traveling north on S. McCune 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.