201 ► Iowa, Winneshiek County, Hesper — Hesper Community —

On 380 Street (County Route 380) at 188th Ave (County Route 188), on the right on 380 Street.

One of the oldest Society of Friends Congregations in Iowa organized here in 1855. First Meeting House built in 1856. Frame church erected on this site in 1879; destroyed by fire Oct. 22, 1904. Present church built in 1905. First Winneshiek County . . . — — Map (db m235046) HM

202 ► Iowa, Winneshiek County, Spillville — The Big Stone Mills —

On North Main Street just north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.

You are standing on the site of Big Stone Mills. During pioneer times, a working mill made an important contribution to a town's ability to survive. In 1856, two teenagers from Spillville were sent to a mill in Waucoma to pick up a supply of . . . — — Map (db m239000) HM

203 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Correctionville — Built for a Lifetime of Service —

On Driftwood Street near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south.

Correctionville's first brick schoolhouse has been standing here since 1872. Correctionville residents working for a local brickyard dug the clay nearby hand-formed and fired for the schoolhouse. The building was repaired in the 1950s and . . . — — Map (db m220484) HM

204 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Correctionville — Correctionville's Engine for Growth —

Near Union Bridge Trail, 0.5 miles south of Highway 31.

Midwestern prairie towns relied on trains to bring passengers, consumer goods, construction lumber, mail and coal. A town with a depot enjoyed more business activity and travelers coming and going because trains made regularly scheduled stops to . . . — — Map (db m102567) HM

205 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Correctionville — How Correctionville Got Its Name! —

On 5th Street at Driftwood Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street.

Correctionville — the city with the longest single name in Iowa — was named for the correction line which forms Fifth Street through the heart of the Business District. Correction lines were used by surveyors in making land . . . — — Map (db m92784)

206 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — First Bride's Grave —

Near Lincoln Way, 0.2 miles east of Lewis Blvd..

Dedicated in Memory of Roselie Menard Sioux City's First Bride Born 1838 A.D. Died 1865 A.D. Presented By Milton E. Follis 1939 Officers of Woodbury County Pioneer Club Frank E. Gill, Pres. W.M. Stevens, Past . . . — — Map (db m102568) HM

207 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — Floyd Monument —

On S. Lewis Blvd., 0.3 miles north of Lincoln Way, on the right when traveling south.

West Side of Monument Floyd This Shaft Marks the Burial Place of Sergeant Charles Floyd A Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition He Died in his Country's service and was buried near this spot August 20 1804 Graves of . . . — — Map (db m177305) HM

208 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — From Settlement to State Park — Stone State Park —

On Stone State Park Dr.

People have always been attracted to the loess Hills, with their rich natural resources and beautiful landscape. Native peoples, explorers, early settlers, and modern man have gathered across, settled upon, and enjoyed these lush lands. . . . — — Map (db m136493) HM

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209 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — Sergeant Charles Floyd — Grave Site and Monument —

On S. Lewis Blvd., 0.3 miles Lincoln Way, on the right when traveling south.

Has Been Designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the Provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This Site Possesses Exceptional Value in Commemorating and Illustrating the History of the United States of . . . — — Map (db m177303) HM

210 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — Sergeant Floyd Monument —

Near South Lewis Boulevard, 0.3 miles Lincoln Way.

Sergeant Charles Floyd Sergeant Charles Floyd was one of the outstanding members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky sometime between the years 1780 and 1785, his father and uncles served with George Rogers . . . — — Map (db m177298) HM

211 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — The Death of Sergeant Floyd — Lewis & Clark Expedition —

Near S. Lewis Blvd., 0.3 miles north of Lincoln Way.

Sgt. Floyd's Burial On Monday, August 20, 1804 this was written in the journal of Lewis and Clark: "...I am Dull & heavy been up the greater Part of last night with Serjt. Floyd, who is as bad as he can be to live...We set out under a . . . — — Map (db m92782) HM

212 ► Iowa, Woodbury County, Sioux City — The Lewis and Clark Expedition — Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Near South Lewis Boulevard, 0.3 miles Lincoln Way. Reported missing.

In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m177302) HM

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