Allied Site

Sergeant Floyd Monument

Sioux City, IA, United States
Website nps.gov/places/sergeant-floyd-monument.htm

100-foot sandstone obelisk honoring Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only expedition member to die during the journey (August 20, 1804). His remains are sealed in the monument’s concrete core.

Nearby Journal Entries

Aug 18 1804
Charles Floyd: August 18, 1804
Charles Floyd · Near Sioux City, Iowa
Aug 19 1804
Clark: August 19, 1804
William Clark · Floyd's Bluff area, Sgt. Floyd dying
Aug 19 1804
Floyd’s Bluff area, Sgt. Floyd dying — Joseph Whitehouse: August 19, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Floyd's Bluff area, Sgt. Floyd dying
Aug 20 1804
William Clark: August 20, 1804
William Clark · Near Sioux City, Iowa
Aug 20 1804
Patrick Gass: August 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Near present-day Sioux City, IA — Sergeant Floyd's death and burial site (Floyd's Bluff)
Aug 20 1804
John Ordway: August 20, 1804
John Ordway · Near Sioux City, Iowa
Sep 4 1806
Clark: September 4, 1806
William Clark · Near Sioux City, Iowa
Sep 4 1806
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 4, 1806
John Ordway · Near Sioux City, Iowa
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