FLOYDS BLUFF CITY

NAME: Floyds Bluff City COUNTY: Woodbury ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in winter/ hot in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: Was located near Sgt. Charles Floyd's grave of Lewis and Clark Expedition fame. (info obtained from Sioux City Public Museum.) Be sure to visit Floyds Monument, the first National Historical Landmark in the U.S. REMAINS: Nothing

Recorded in 1853. Was also known as Floyd city, Thompsonville, and Thompsontown. William Thompson combined a trading post and cabin on the site. Loss of county seat to nearby Sioux City, combined with other environmental factors doomed the settlement. Thompson furthered the demise by being a part of Woodbury County's first recorded murder.(info from the Sioux City Public Museum) Submitted by: Thomas Johnston

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