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Sgt. Floyd Memorial Encampment: The Blacksmith


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The early 19 th century camp site of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was artfully recreated last weekend as part of the annual Sergeant Floyd Memorial Encampment outside of the Sergeant Floyd River Museum. Floyd died in what is now Sioux City; the only man to die on the trip. Siouxland Public Media’s Mary Hartnett visited the site of the recreated camp and spoke with the Corps of Discovery’s blacksmith. As the wind blows and the interstate traffic whizzes by, re-enactors demonstrated some old
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SPM NewsBy Bret Hayworth, Alejandra Perez