From the National Park Service
SERGEANT CHARLES FLOYD
SIGNIFICANCE: Member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Only expedition member to die on the journey.
DATE OF BIRTH: 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH: Likely born at Floyd's Station, just east of Louisville, Kentucky, a log fort established in 1789 by his uncle, John Floyd.
PLACE OF DEATH: Near today's Sioux City, Iowa.
DATE OF DEATH: August 20, 1804
PLACE OF BURIAL: The sergeant's remains are buried under the 100-foot obelisk near Sioux City, Iowa, which stands in a location near the original site, a lasting tribute to this outstanding young soldier and member of the Corps of Discovery.
--Cooter
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