![]() ![]() Launched in 1932 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, she was built for the United States Army Corps of Engineers to help manage the nation’s inland waterways, and is one of just a handful of USACE vessels from that period to survive to the present day. Sergeant Floyd River Museum Source: Ammodramus / Wikimedia | CC0 Sergeant Floyd River MuseumĬatching your eye in a dry dock next to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center is the restored MV Sergeant Floyd towboat. Kids will find a lot of interactivity here, with computers, flip books, stamping stations and a brass-rubbing station, while Keelboat Theater shows the 15-minute film, “A Visit with William Clark”.ĥ. ![]() There’s also plenty of detail about this historic adventure, before and after it reached the confluence of the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers. This history is marked by a 20,000 cultural complex that opened in 2007.Įnthralling exhibits bring to life the expedition’s time in the area, including the untimely passing of Sergeant Charles Floyd, who was the first U.S. While charting the new lands acquired by the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition passed through what is now Sioux City in the summer of 1804. Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Source: Sioux City Lewis and Clark Center / Flickr | CC BY Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center There’s a wonderful abundance of free attractions, at the Sioux City Public Museum, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and the excellent Sioux City Art Center. Now one of the Midwest’s top metro areas, Sioux City is the urban center for shopping, culture and entertainment in the tri-state region. In the early 20th century Sioux City was a key railroad hub, home to the busiest stockyards in the nation. ![]() The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through in July and August of 1804, pausing to lay to rest Sergeant Charles Floyd, whose grave is marked with a grand monument. At the confluence of the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers, Sioux City is also where Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota all meet. ![]()
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