Historical Marker
Great American Eclipse of 2017
Historical marker location:
15 West Sainte Marie Street, Perryville, Missouri
( Marker is at the intersection of North Jackson Street and West St. Joseph Street, on the right when traveling north on North Jackson Street.)
Marker installed: 2017
Perry County Missouri.
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.