Circa 1865

Historical marker location:

701 N 5th St, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on North 5th Street just north of Decatur Street, on the left when traveling north.)

701 N. 5th St.. Saint Charles Commons Neighborhood Association.

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.