MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Sioux City
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Nebraska City
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Council Bluffs
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Scott’s Bluff
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Charles Floyd died on August 20, 1804, the men of the Corps buried him on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River, south of today’s Sioux City, Iowa.
Detailed explanation-2: -A painted mural depicts the final moments of Sergeant Floyd’s life on a bluff above the Missouri River.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 20, 1804, Floyd passed away, most likely from peritonitis, caused by the inflammation or rupture of his appendix. He died from an illness that even the best doctors of the day could not have cured.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Floyd Monument is now within a 23-acre (93, 000 m2) park that overlooks the Missouri River valley. Floyd’s final resting place is located on old U.S. Highway 75, in the southern part of Sioux City, Iowa.