Floyd County, Iowa
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Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,627. The county seat and the largest city is Charles City.
Courthouse in Charles City with Veterans Memorial in front
Charles Floyd (explorer)
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Charles Floyd was an American explorer who served as Quartermaster in the Corps of Discovery during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but died within the first four months of the 28-month expedition. He
Floyd County, Iowa
…census, the population was 15,627. The county seat and the largest city is Charles City. Floyd County was established in 1854 and was named for Sergeant Charles Floyd of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, who died in 1804 near what is now Sioux City, Iowa, and who was the only member to die on the Expedition. The first…
Portrait by Benjamin Trott, 1804.
Sergeant Floyd Monument