Old St. Louis County Courthouse

St Louis, Missouri

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Old St. Louis County Courthouse

The courthouse takes one on a journey through the history of St. Louis, Missouri and the United States. A number of cases tried here eventually led to events that changed the course of American and world history, most notably the Dred Scott case, which ruled that slaves and their descendants were not protected by the US Constitution -- this later fuelled abolishing slavery altogether.

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address11 North Fourth Street, St. Louis
moreInfoTemporarily closed for exhibits due to renovations. It is expected to reopen in spring or summer 2025
phone+1 314 655 1600
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