Sergeant Charles Floyd

From Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail:

Nearly all of the members of the Corps have had at least one natural feature named in their honor, as a memorial to their role in the Expedition. 

However, Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only member to die during the journey, has several memorial namesakes, all in Iowa. There’s a small, 112-mile river in the northwest corner of the state that flows into the Missouri River, and the bluff upon which he is buried in Sioux City, overlooking the river is named for him. In northcentral Iowa, you’ll find Floyd, Iowa, a small town of about 325 residents, which can be found in Floyd County -- both of which are curiously over 200 miles from the Missouri and site of the Sergeant’s grave. 




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