Dred Scott

Born About 1799

— Died Sept. 17, 1858 —

Dred Scott Marker (front) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

1. Dred Scott Marker (front)

Inscription. [Front]
Freed from slavery by his friend Taylor Blow.

[Back]
Subject of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857 which denied citizenship to the Negro, voided the Missouri Compromise Act, became one of the events that resulted in the Civil War.

In memory of a simple man who wanted to be free
Dred Scott

Erected by African Historical and Genealogical Research Society, Eddie Randle & Sons Funeral Home, and Others.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 42.004′ N, 90° 13.917′ W. Marker was in St. Louis, Missouri. It was in Calvary Cemetery. It could be reached from North Broadway. Grave monument is at Lot 177 of Section 1 in Calvary Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Dred Scott Monument (here, next to this marker); Ellen Taggart McMahon

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(a few steps from this marker); Auguste Chouteau (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Clark Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Constantine P. Smith (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Ambrose J. Heim (approx. 0.2 miles away); Father Thomas Ambrose Butler (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. James J. Toomey (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Harriet Scott (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Dred Scott. The headstone and plaques were replaced with a 9-foot-tall monument dedicated to Scott in 2023.

Also see . . .
1. Dred Scott's Fight For Freedom. (Submitted on December 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Missouri's Dred Scott Case. (Submitted on December 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Dred Scott vs. Sandford; Primary Documents at the Library of Congress. (Submitted on December 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Dred Scott Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

2. Dred Scott Marker (back)

Dred Scott Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

3. Dred Scott Marker

Dred Scott Grave Site at Calvary Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012

4. Dred Scott Grave Site at Calvary Cemetery

Library of Congress

5. Dred Scott

Published June 1887 in Century Magazine.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,579 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on September 12, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.