Sioux City, Regional transportation hub in northwestern Iowa, United States
Description
Sioux City is a settlement in northwestern Iowa that sits where the Missouri River divides Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The city covers roughly 153 square kilometers (59 square miles) and serves as the administrative center of Woodbury County.
History
The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through this area in 1804, when Sergeant Charles Floyd died and was buried as the only member lost during the entire journey. The later founding of the settlement during the 19th century followed the expansion of steamboat traffic on the Missouri River.
Culture
The Woodbury County Courthouse displays substantial Greco-Roman architectural elements through its 1918 structure, designed by William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie.
Practical
Sioux Gateway Airport sits a few kilometers south of downtown and offers regular flight connections to other parts of the region. The local bus network covers the main districts and makes getting around easier without a personal vehicle.
Did you know?
The settlement opened the world's first electric-powered elevated railway in 1892, carrying passengers through several districts. The novel system operated for only a decade before being dismantled.
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Sergeant Floyd Monument
4.2 km
Sioux City Air National Guard Base
11.3 km
Woodbury County Courthouse
824 m
Orpheum Theatre
777 m
Stone State Park
8.1 km
Sioux City Air Defense Sector
11.3 km
Warrior Hotel
706 m
Great Northern Railway 1355
7.5 km
Fourth Street Historic District
435 m
Cathedral of the Epiphany
990 m
Sergeant Floyd
2 km
Sioux City Central High School and Central Annex
852 m
Peirce Mansion
2.6 km
Sioux City Art Center
907 m
Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge
1.9 km
Martin Hotel
814 m
St. Boniface Catholic Church
1.9 km
Saturday in the Park
2.3 km
Sioux City Public Museum
2.6 km
Theophile Bruguier Cabin
6.5 km
Arthur and Stella Sanford House
1.9 km
Florence Crittenton Home and Maternity Hospital
2.4 km
Badgerow Building
721 m
Mount Sinai Temple
975 m
Grandview Park Music Pavilion
2.4 km
H.H. Everist House
2.6 km
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
1 km
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
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