"The Knuckle"

Historical marker location:

Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of DeBaliviere Avenue and Delmar Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on DeBaliviere Avenue.)

Loop Trolley. Delmar & DeBaliviere

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.