Two members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition have topographical features named after them. I wrote about Patrick Gass in this blog most of last month because he also fought in the War of 1812. I also wrote about Charles Floyd in this blog and in my Cooter's History Thing blog this month.
Patrick Gass replaced Charles Floyd as the expedition's sergeant on Floyd's death in August 1804.
To honor Charles Floyd, Lewis and Clark named a river by where Floyd died by present-day Sioux City, Iowa, the Floyd River. The Floyd River is a 112-mile long tributary of the Missouri River.
Mount Patrick Gass is in Montana and is quite out in the wilderness and only approachable by some serious hiking.
--Brock-Perry
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