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Siouxland has a rich and fascinating
history. Indigenous cultures were believed to
have inhabited the area as long as 15,000 years
ago. The 1700's saw the beginning of the fur
trade with many native tribes dwelling along
the banks of the Missouri River. In 1804 the
Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped in what is
now Woodbury County. The expedition saw its only
casualty with the sudden illness and death of
Sergeant Charles Floyd, who was buried high on
a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. Captain
Lewis recorded perhaps the first written description
of this area where the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers
join the Missouri. Forty-five years later, the
same area saw the beginnings of a community taking
shape.
Come explore the history of Siouxland!
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