Historical Marker
Jules ONeil
Historical marker location:
889 Rue St. Francois, Florissant, Missouri
( Marker is on Rue Saint Francois west of Boone Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2011
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.