The Sioux City Public Museum is a museum about the history and culture of Sioux City, Iowa . Displays include a video about the city's history, Native American artifacts, pioneer artifacts, historic transportation vehicles, agriculture, industry, geology and fossils.
8-683: The Sioux City Public Museum also operates the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center and the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City. From its opening in 1960 until 2011, the museum was located in the 1893 Peirce Mansion at 2901 Jackson Street. First purchased by a group called the Junior League in 1959, the opening of the mansion as a museum was in September 1960. Exhibits focused on
16-500: A hold depth of 5.6 feet (1.7 m). When fully loaded, she had a draft of 3.9 feet (1.2 m). Her hull has a sharp prow, and has both longitudinal and transverse bulkheads. She has a hogging frame, which provides additional reinforcement in the event of running aground. The superstructure has three levels, providing crew quarters and the operating spaces of the vessel. In 1937 she underwent alterations to address vibrations in her hull, and in 1962-63 her engines were upgraded. She
24-642: Is a facility of the Sioux City Public Museum . She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Sergeant Floyd is located in a drydock in Larsen Park, on the waterfront of the Missouri River just north of the Sioux City Marina. She is a steel-hulled craft with a superstructure of wood and steel. She has a total length of 138.4 feet (42.2 m), a beam of 30 feet (9.1 m), and
32-570: Is available for rental. Students from the Sioux City Community School District make models of local landmarks that are judged every year by the museum and the Historical Association. The museum's deaccession criteria is a six step process that was used as an example in the book Museum administration: an introduction . Sergeant Floyd (towboat) Sergeant Floyd is a historic museum boat , serving as
40-579: The Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center at 1000 Larsen Park Road in Sioux City, Iowa . Built in 1932 as a utility vehicle and towboat , she is one of a small number of surviving vessels built specifically for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in its management of the nation's inland waterways. The boat has been restored and drydocked , and now houses exhibits about the Missouri River and local tourism information. The museum
48-450: The city's history and there were also exhibits detailing the Lakota people , Omaha people , and Winnebago people . Subjects in the museum included anthropology , archeology , natural history , science , and the military . There was a robbery of a saddlebag from the museum in 1996 that was part of a string of museum thefts which involved stealing Native American artifacts. A new location
56-530: Was built in 1932 at the Howardville Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana , and was delivered to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District. Her early service was as a support vehicle, moving men, equipment, and supplies throughout the district, and conducting inspection voyages. She remained in active service until 1975, when Congress authorized her to be remodeled for use as
64-450: Was opened in 2011 in Sioux City's downtown at a former J. C. Penney store which includes a theater, classrooms, and exhibition rooms. The museum project cost $ 12.5 million. A new exhibit was opened that is all about the song " Sioux City Sue ". The museum takes up 10,000 square feet . The Peirce Mansion is still owned by the Museum. It is open to the public for quarterly open house events and
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