Near Clarkson in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Death of Pretty Boy Floyd
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 9, 2008
1. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker (front)
In these fields, formerly the site of the Ellen Conkle farm, notorious Depression-Era desperado Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd met his death at the hands of federal agents and members of the East Liverpool Police Department on October 22, 1934.
Floyd's criminal career as a bank robber, who reputedly committed a dozen murders, mostly police officers, caused him to be designated "Public Enemy No. 1" only three months earlier by J. Edgar Hoover.
Believed to be returning to his home in the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma after a year of hiding, Floyd and his partner, Adam Richetti, had attracted the attention of local police near Wellsville, Ohio. A shoot-out ensued, resulting in Richetti's capture and Floyd's escape.
Agent Melvin Purvis supervised the three-day manhunt, which ended here when eight lawmen ended Floyd's life of violence. "Pretty Boy's" body was placed on public display in East Liverpool before being returned to Oklahoma for burial.
Erected 1993 by East Liverpool Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection
this page online
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 40° 42.85′ N, 80° 35.301′ W. Marker was near Clarkson, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It was on Sprucevale Road (County Road 428) 1.3 miles north of Spruce Court, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located in Beaver Creek State Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 12231 Sprucevale Road, East Liverpool OH 43920, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It was also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (a few steps from this marker); Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (a few steps from this marker); Hambleton's Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dustin Huffman Memorial Overlook (approx. Ύ mile away); Little Beaver Creek (approx. 1½ miles away); Beaver Creek State Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Beaver Creek (approx. 1½ miles away); Lock 36 (approx. 1½ miles away).
More about this marker. Sign also contains multiple indents from apparent bullets, ironic?
Also see . . .
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 9, 2008
2. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker (rear)
1. The Death of Pretty Boy Floyd. East Liverpool Historical Society (Submitted on January 26, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 3, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Additional keywords. outlaws and renegades
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2011
3. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker
View of the historical marker looking north along Sprucevale Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2011
4. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker
View of the historical marker looking south along Sprucevale Road.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 15, 2011
5. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker
Another view of the historical marker looking north along Sprucevale Road.
Courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
6. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
From the FBI files.
Courtesy of Sequoyah County Sheriffs Department, Sallisaw, OK
7. Charles Arthur Floyd Arrest Record
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 10,621 times since then and 169 times this year. Last updated on November 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 4, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 6. submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
