Historical Marker
142 North Main
Historical marker location:
142 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri
( Marker is on North Main Street north of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2011
Linnemann Hardware & Farm Implements Weil Shoe Mart Braufman's Clothing 1941-1970. 1862 August Marten.
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.