Sergeant Floyd Monument

Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd Monument, Sioux City, Iowa
Sergeant Floyd Monument is located in Iowa
Sergeant Floyd Monument
Sergeant Floyd Monument is located in the United States
Sergeant Floyd Monument
LocationS. Lewis Blvd.
Sioux City, Iowa
Coordinates42°27′45.25″N 96°22′39.08″W / 42.4625694°N 96.3775222°W / 42.4625694; -96.3775222
BuiltOriginal Memorial: 1804 Current Memorial: 1901
ArchitectFloyd Memorial Association of Sioux City
Architectural styleObelisk
NRHP reference No.66000340
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLJune 30, 1960[2]

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 monument is the first designated National Historic Landmark of the United States.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Sergeant Floyd Monument". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2007.