Sergeant Floyd: Iowa Time Machine August 20, 1804

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 20, 1804, Sergeant Charles Floyd of the far-famed Lewis & Clark Expedition died in Iowa. The only member of the Corps of Discovery to perish in the attempt to reach the Pacific, Floyd finds remembrance in the Sergeant Floyd Monument (US National Historic Landmark) in Sioux City. Born in 1772 in Kentucky, Floyd was related to Virginia Governor John Floyd and possibly…