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Jan 25, 2021 · The Sergeant Floyd Monument, a 100-foot high sandstone obelisk, was built in 1901. Floyd’s remains were moved a third time and reburied at the base of the monument. Located along US-75 in Sioux City, Iowa, the monument is within a 23-acre park overlooking the Missouri River valley.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument is a monument on the Missouri River at Floyd's Bluff in Sioux City, Iowa, US. The monument honors Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died on the upstream voyage in 1804 and was buried here.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument in Floyd’s Bluff, Iowa, is a 100-foot high sandstone obelisk honoring Sergeant Charles Floyd, Jr., the only member of the Corps of Discovery to die during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The Sergeant Floyd Monument is surrounded by a small plaza which highlights the discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The monument honors Charles Floyd, who was the only individual to die on the expedition (1804).
Oct 15, 2018 · The Floyd Monument is an Egyptian-style obelisk, 100 feet high and built of Kettle River sandstone. The monument marks the location of the grave for Sergeant Charles Floyd, who is best known as the only member of the crew to die during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the first United States sold.
Oct 24, 2023 · Sergeant Floyd Monument Sioux City, Iowa America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
In Sioux City, Iowa, near the intersection of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, stands the Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center. The museum is nestled inside the retired M.V. Sergeant Floyd, a boat once used by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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The Sergeant Floyd Monument is a 100 foot tall obelisk that commemorates Sergeant Charles Floyd, Jr., the only member of the Lewis and Clark "Corps of Discovery," to die on the journey.
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Historical Vignette 044 - Sergeant Floyd Monument. On Memorial Day, 1901, a monument to Sergeant Charles Floyd was dedicated on a high bluff overlooking Sioux City, Iowa.
Aug 4, 2016 · - The monument honors Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of discovery in the first years of the 19th Century in the uncharted western lands beyond what was then the United States.
