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Old Courthouse (Dred Scott Trial Site)

St. Louis courthouse where Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom in 1846.

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Part of the Gateway Arch National Park. The original Scott case was filed at this courthouse and reached the US Supreme Court in 1857 in the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision.

Location

11 N 4th St, St. Louis, MO, USA

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