Things To Do & See

Sgt. Floyd Monument

©Photo by Jerry Pospeshil

This 100 foot high white stone obelisk memorializes Sgt. Charles Floyd, who died on the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition. This historic landmark was registered by the U.S. government in 1960. Located off Highway 75 near Glenn Avenue, the monument overlooks a breathtaking view of Missouri River.

The following is an excerpt from the journals of the expedition: "20th August Monday 1804... I am Dull & heavy been up the greater Part of last night with Serjt. Floyd, who is as bad as he can be to live…We set out under a jental breeze from the S.E..We came to make a warm bath for Sergt. Floyd hoping it would brace him a little, before we get him into his bath he expired, with a great deel of composure..having Said to me before his death that he was going away and wish me to write a letter.We buries him to the top of a high round hill overlooking the river & Countrey for a great distance situated just below a small river without a name to which we name & call Floyds river, the Bluffs Sergt. Floyds Bluff.. we buried him with all the honors of War, and fixed a Ceeder post at his head with his name title and Day of the month & year. We returned to the boat & proceeded to the Mouth of the little river 30 yd wide & camped a butiful evening"