Historical Marker
La Charrette Marthasville
Historical marker location:
Marthasville, Missouri
( Marker is on 1st Street near Missouri Highway 47/94, on the right when traveling north.)
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.