Dred Scott and the Blow Family - Courtland, VA
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Markerman62
N 36° 42.480 W 077° 08.550
18S E 308629 N 4064619
Dred Scott's early years were located near here.
Waymark Code: WM13QR8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2021
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Dred Scott, a slave, lived as a child northeast of here on the Peter Blow plantation early in the 1800s. The Blows moved to Missouri and in 1830 sold Scott to an army officer who was stationed in various free territories. Scott sued for his and his family's freedom in 1846 because he lived where slavery was illegal. In 1857, however, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not outlaw slavery and that Scott was property, not a citizen. The Dred Scott decision outraged abolitionists and further divided the nation. Blow's sons purchased Scott's freedom in 1857; he died in 1858.
Department of Historic Resources, 2013
Marker Number: UT-24
Marker Title: Dred Scott and the Blow Family
Marker Location: US 58 at Buckhorn Quarter Road, near Courtland
County or Independent City: Southampton
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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