Sprucevale in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

1. Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker

Inscription.
In 1934, career criminal Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd met his demise at what is now Hoover, Floyd was accused of at least a dozen murders, known as Beaver Creek State Park. Designated "Public Enemy No. 1" by FBI Director J. Edgar mostly police officers, and a string of bank robberies.

Believed to be returning to his home in the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma after a year of hiding, Floyd and his partner attracted the attention of local police near Wellsville, Ohio. Authorities captured his partner, but Floyd remained on the run for days. The law found him in what used to be known as the Conkle farmhouse. When Floyd took off through the field, officers opened fire. Floyd died 15 minutes after he was shot. His last words were, "You got me twice."

Erected by Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number Site 1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 40° 42.851′ N, 80° 35.311′ W. Marker is in Sprucevale, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is on Sprucevale Road (County Road 428) south of Echo Dell Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12816 Sprucevale Rd, East Liverpool OH 43920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (here, next to this marker); Hambleton's Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dustin Huffman Memorial Overlook (approx. ¾ 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); Sandy and Beaver Canal (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sprucevale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

2. Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 63 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.