Jos. Wushke Cigar Factory No. 37

Historical marker location:

2201 S 7th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of South 7th Street and Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 7th Street.)

Marker installed: 2019

2201 S 7th St.. circa 1850s

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.